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[[File:Bite_bean.png|thumb|right|200x|Bite Bean]] | [[File:Bite_bean.png|thumb|right|200x|Bite Bean]] | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
;Common Names: | ;Common Names:Bite Bean | ||
;Classification: | ;Classification:Herbaceous, Vine, Legume | ||
This flowering vine boasts pleasant pink five-petalled flowers and broad toothed leaves. The oil which can be pressed from the seeds is often used to makes a salve for insect stings and bites. The beans can also be dry-roasted and ground to make a brewed tonic. | |||
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
;Rarity: | ;Rarity:bite Bean is a common plant in all but the driest regions. | ||
;Distribution: | ;Distribution: Typically found on borders and margins of woodlands. | ||
;Life Cycle: | ;Life Cycle:Annual | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
;Cultivation: | ;Cultivation:wild | ||
;Culinary: | ;Culinary:Bite bean sees no use as a domestic legume due to having a bitter oily taste and low yield of bean pods per plant. | ||
;Medicinal: | ;Medicinal:tonic (seeds), vulnerary salve (seed oil) | ||
;Other:<!-- other uses--> | ;Other:<!-- other uses--> | ||
The oil which can be pressed from the seeds is often used to makes a salve for insect stings and bites. The beans can also be dry-roasted and ground to make a brewed tonic. | |||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
<!-- unique cultural notes--> | <!-- unique cultural notes--> | ||
Revision as of 09:50, 4 February 2019
Description
- Common Names
- Bite Bean
- Classification
- Herbaceous, Vine, Legume
This flowering vine boasts pleasant pink five-petalled flowers and broad toothed leaves. The oil which can be pressed from the seeds is often used to makes a salve for insect stings and bites. The beans can also be dry-roasted and ground to make a brewed tonic.
Ecology
- Rarity
- bite Bean is a common plant in all but the driest regions.
- Distribution
- Typically found on borders and margins of woodlands.
- Life Cycle
- Annual
Uses
- Cultivation
- wild
- Culinary
- Bite bean sees no use as a domestic legume due to having a bitter oily taste and low yield of bean pods per plant.
- Medicinal
- tonic (seeds), vulnerary salve (seed oil)
- Other
The oil which can be pressed from the seeds is often used to makes a salve for insect stings and bites. The beans can also be dry-roasted and ground to make a brewed tonic.
