| Dry Bean | |
| Common Bean |
| Plant Habit: | Fern |
| Life cycle: | Other |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Uses: | Guardian plant |
| Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds Can handle transplanting |
| Pollinators: | Hoverflies |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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