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[edit] Especially in Alaska?

What is this supposed to mean?

Green beans are of nearly universal distribution, especially in Alaska.

I'm taking the Alaska bit out pending explanation. Acsenray 15:29, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removed text

I removed this text because it's about the plant (and I'm guessing it's specifically about the common bean), while this article is about a way of using the fruits of several different plants.

Pests and diseases include root rot, nematodes, and several species of fungi, including rust and anthrocnose. Green beans can also suffer from iron and magnesium deficiency, which causes the leaves to wilt and sometimes turn a yellowish color.
The flowers of a snap bean plant are small and can be black or white.

Leafeater 18:31, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nutritional value

It seems unlikely (although not unimaginable) that all green beans have the same nutritional value. I imagine the USDA database uses the phrase to refer specifically to green common beans, so I suggest moving the nutritional data to that article. — Pekinensis 00:12, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

can anyone tell me about black string beans. they are green inside but the outside is the color of an eggplant. I have never seen them before but my husband brought them home from someone at work thank you patsy

[edit] Proposal to merge

Merge. Green bean is a type of the common bean and should be a subsection within that article. Onionmon 22:17, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

  • Merge Agree - this article is a mess anyway FlagSteward 15:28, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Merge - plus cleanup when doing so. -- Nashville Monkey 18:36, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment - I think that the article Common Bean could get really long. If each variety is discussed in detail, that article will get long. Though it might not... I have no objection to merge but I feel like in 3 months we're going to be looking to split the bean varieties out. Go For It. Dachande 02:19, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Are Peas really called green beans?

The opening section states that peas are called green beans. I've never heard them call that in the UK. Markb 08:46, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, there's a fair bit of US-bias in there. In the UK the only legume pods that are eaten are haricots (which are known as French beans or simply green beans, the only variety thus named in British English), mangetouts (=sugarsnap peas and similar varieties) and sliced runner beans (P. coccineus). The current intro seems very US-oriented. But it would be worth sorting out what this article is actaully about before merging it with Common bean. In British English there is little confusion with other species, so a merger is easy from a UK perspective, but it seems that US Wikipedians are using "green bean" to refer to the pods of many species, in which case a merger may be a less good idea. FlagSteward 15:26, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
I shall make a change to reflect this. Markb 12:16, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
Now the article reads, "Apparently, the Pea is also classed as a Green Bean in the USA." Apparently? It either is, or isn't. It's not exactly a word that works well in an encyclopedia article... -- Captain Disdain 22:27, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
In the south we never call peas green beans. As a child we shelled our own peas and they were always called "peas". The tiny green colored "peas" were always called "english peas" for what it's worth. So I'm not sure who calls "peas" "green beans". Maybe just the original author of that text on wikipedia, and no one else. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.169.218.125 (talk) 14:44, 14 May 2008 (UTC)