- Phaseolus maculatus
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Phaseolus maculatus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Phaseoleae Genus: Phaseolus Species: P. maculatus Binomial name Phaseolus maculatus
ScheelePhaseolus maculatus (Metcalfe bean, Prairie bean, Spotted bean) is a plant native to Mexico and the southwestern United States from Arizona to Texas. It is often used as livestock forage, and it is cited as a gene source for disease resistance in Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) by Germplasm Resources Information Network.
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Categories:- Phaseolus
- Flora of Mexico
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of New Mexico
- Flora of Texas
- Faboideae stubs
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