Interesting facts about beans (INTERDISCIPLINARY MEGATHREAD) (mander.xyz)

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Popular beans, such as green beans, kidney beans, and lima beans, only reached Europe and Asia after the "Columbian exchange, starting in 1492. (link).

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

All of these beans are members of the Phaseolus genus (family = Fabaceae).

The "common bean" is called the Phaseolus vulgaris, because it's a bit vulgar.

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