Jack Bean

Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.

Pea family

Plant Type
Vine, Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Annual, Perennial

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, District of Columbia, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • USA+:  Puerto Rico

Regional Native Status: L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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