Details for: W6 50373, Phaseolus vulgaris L., Iroquois Skunk


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Top Name:
Iroquois Skunk
Origin:
Donated – Kentucky, United States
Received by NPGS:
20 Nov 2015
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Top Name:
Iroquois Skunk
Origin:
Donated – Kentucky, United States
Received by NPGS:
20 Nov 2015
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Donated

Kentucky, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Iroquois Skunk
Type: Donor identifier

Chester
Type: Donor identifier

Flag
Type: Donor identifier

W6 50373
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers
USDA-ARS, WRPIS

Narrative
Also called Chester or Flagg. A rare bean that originated with the Iroquois Indians. Gail Flagg of Fort Kent, Maine said that this bean had been grown in Chester, Vermont for many years. The seed is flat and lima bean shaped with black and white streaks, some seed has reverse markings with the occasional black seed. The dry beans also cook quickly and can be used in soup and stews. Very productive and adapted to short season climates.
Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Genus:
Phaseolus
Section:
Phaseolus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:

27632
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:723. 1753
Verified:
08/19/2010 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. aborigineus (Burkart) Baudet (118 active accession[s])
Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Phaseolus nanus L.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. mexicanus Freytag, nom. inval.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbean  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Italianfragiolo  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajiingen-mame  2Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Swedishböna  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesecai dou  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Koreandeonggulgangnamkong  2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Transcribed Koreangangnamkong  2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Transcribed Koreanjuldangkong  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:117.
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