Strophistyles umbellata - Wild Bean

Wild Bean is a twining vine with pink to purple flowers and bean-like pods. It grows in sandy soils and open areas and provides food for wildlife. The seeds are edible and were traditionally used by Native American tribes.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹

Type

• Vine
• Perennial

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer²
• Insect shelter¹

Footnotes

1. Strophostyles umbellata - Pink fuzzybean, Perennial wild bean | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

2. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 6-3 ↩