Connecticut Plants
Trailing Wild Bean
Strophostyles helvola
The pods of trailing wild bean look very much like green beans.
- Synonyms: Strophostyles helvula
- Family: pea (Fabaceae)
- Habitat: shores, thickets, dry roadsides
- Height: 4 inches
- Flower size: 3/8 to 1/2 inch high
- Flower color: pale pink
- Flowering time: June to October
- Origin: native

