| Dry Bean | |
| Common Bean |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Grass/Grass-like |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | In Water |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 6a |
| Uses: | Vegetable |
| Edible Parts: | Bark |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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