Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Family: Fabaceae

Origin: introduced into Great Plains

Scientific Synonyms: Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. humilis Alef., Possibly Phaseolus vulgaris Savi

Common names:

Alubia (Spain) (1919) (107)

American beans (1670, Josselyn) (107)

A'teba'kwe (1919, Abenaki) (107)

Atit (1919, Pawnee) (1919) (37)

Ayacotle (1813, Mexico, Humboldt) (107)

Bakla (1886, Hindustani) (1886) (110)

Bean (1930, IA) (82)

Bush bean (1949) (109)

Common bean (1919-1923) (107, 138)

Common haricot (1886) (110)

Common pole bean (1840) (19)

Dolichos (322 BC, Theophrastus, probably this species) (110)

Etl (Aztec) (1919, Aztec, Bancroft) (107)

Fagiolo (1886, Italian) (110)

Fagiuolo (1919, Italian) (107)

Faséole or fazéole (French, until end of 17th century) (110)

Fasiolos (Dioscorides, probably this species) (110)

Fasiolum (1886, Charlemagne) (110)

Fasoulia (1886, Modern Greek) (110)

Fasulé (1886, Albanian) (110)

Febues du Bresil (1605, Brazilian beans, Champlain) (107)

Frisoles (1886, Peru, Acosta) (110)

Frisoles, fajol, or fasoler (1886, Spanish) (110)

Garden bean (1918-1919) (37, 121)

Haricot (1919) (107)

Haricot (1886-1892, French, corruption of Greek arachos used for several legumes) (6, 110)

Haricot bean (1923) (138)

Hinbthinge (1919, Omaha-Ponca) (37)

Honink (1919, Winnebago) (1919) (37)

Hongbthing (1918?-1970?, Osage have at least two named varieties) (121)

Kidney bean (1886-Present) (6, 50, 107, 109, 110, 138)

Loba (1886-1919, Hindustani) (107, 109)

Loubion (1919, Modern Greek) () (107)

Lubia (1919, Berber) (1919) (107)

Malachxil (1919, Delaware) (107)

Mushaquissedes (1919, Pequod) (107)

Ogaressa (1919, Huron) (107)

Okindgier (1919, Roanoke) (107)

Omnica (1918?-1970?, Lakota) (121)

Onmnicha (1919, Dakota) (37)

Palares (1886, Peru, Acosta) (110)

Paller (1886, Native S. American) (110)

Phaseole (1919, French) (107)

Phaseolus (Latin) (110)

Pole bean (1892-1919) (6, 107)

Sahe (1879-1919, St Lawrence River, Cartier) (46, 107)

Sahu (1919, St Lawrence River, Cartier) (107)

Schminkbohne (1892, German) (6)

String bean (1892) (6)

Tuppuhguam-ash (1919, Algonquin "twiners") (107)

Turkish bean (16th century) (110)

White bean (1892) (6)

Wild kidney beans (1770) (41)

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