Species Detail Forb

Flower Aspen Creek Tr - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Phaseolus angustissimus - slimleaf bean Synonyms: Phaseolus angustissimus var. latus Other Common Names: narrow leaf bean, slimleaf limabean Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Fabaceae
Flower Aspen Creek Tr - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Perennial Similar Species: Phaseolus grayanus
General Desc: Twining vine with pink, pea-like flowers and trifoliate leaves; the shape of the leaflets range from narrow to triangular to oval.
Identification notes: Stems trailing or twining, usually longer than 1 foot. Leaves divided into 3 leaflets; leaflets not lobed, smooth margined, narrow, triangular ovate. Flowers purple to pink, in long-stalked clusters arising from leaf axils, 2 to 5 flowers per stalk.
Height: Trailing up to 40 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Often found on mesas and hillsides, among trees or shrubs and ponderosa forest clearings.
Plant Communities: Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 3500 - 7700 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Purple to pink Shape: Irregular in elongated clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: May - Oct
Description: Pea-like flowers to 1/2 inch wide, sometimes appear singly or in elongated clusters. Individual flowers are stemmed, keel petal is distinctly twisted and often yellow-tinged. Sepals toothed.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Dark green Leaf Type: Compound Leaf Shape: Triangular Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Alternate Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: No Spines: N
Leaf Description: Leaflets mostly a narrow triangular to ovate, much longer than wide; a wide range of leaf shapes and sizes exist within this species.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Green to brown
Fruit Type: Pod
Fruit Notes: A lima bean-like pod, curved into a shape similar to a half-moon.
Seed Notes: Seeds 2 to 3 per pod.


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