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Phaseolus vulgaris, the common bean, is a herbaceous annual plant domesticated independently in ancient Mesoamerica Phaseolus vulgaris, the common bean, is a herbaceous annual plant domesticated independently in ancient Mesoamerica and the Andes, and now grown worldwide for its edible bean, popular both dry and as a green bean. The leaf is occasionally used as a leaf vegetable, and the straw is used for fodder. Beans, squash and maize constituted the "Three Sisters" that provided the foundation of Native American agriculture.