Navy bean

The navy bean, haricot, pearl haricot bean,^[1] Boston bean,^[2] white pea bean,^[3] or pea bean^[4] is a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) native to the Americas, where it was first domesticated.^[5] It is a dry white bean that is smaller than many other types of white beans, and has an oval, slightly flattened shape.^[1] It features in such dishes as baked beans,^[1] various soups such as Senate bean soup,^[6] and even pies.

The green bean plants^[2] that produce navy beans may be either of the bush type or vining type, depending on which cultivar they are.^[7]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Beans, White Pearl Haricot, Dried, per kilo". kirkfood.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Willan, Anne (1989-09-17). La Varenne Pratique: Part 3, Vegetables, Pasta & Grains. Anne Willan, Incorporated. p. 205. ISBN 9780991134625.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. ↑ "Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)". Pulse Canada. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
4. ↑ "Pea bean". The American Heritage Dictionary. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
5. ↑ Paul Gepts (December 1998). "Origin and evolution of common bean: past events and recent trends". HortScience. 33 (7): 1124–1130. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI.33.7.1124.
6. ↑ [senate.gov/reference/reference_item/bean_soup.htm Senate Bean Soup]
7. ↑ Mark Goodwin (2003). "Crop Profile for Dry Beans" (PDF). Pulse Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.