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Trailing Wild Bean

Strophostyles helvola

Photo by chesterbperry
Published on Project Noah
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34.9972, -85.178

Field Notes

Description:

These wild beans can be prepared in the same way as cultivated beans, and are valuable source of food for many birds.

Habitat:

Gravel bar in creek

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
HemaShah
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/13282367 Chester, This spotting seems to be similar ?.I am trying to Id it. Thanks in advance!!
alicelongmartin
These look a lot like my footlong beans that I have planted in an Earth box and they are very good eating.

Spotted for Missions

Flowers of the Southeastern United States
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Flowers of North America
Mission
Edible and Useful Plants of the East
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 6, 2012

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