Seed and plant characteristics
The Appaloosa Bean (''Phaseolus vulgaris''), plant grows up to tall, with the beans about a in length. The pods can be eaten as a fresh green bean. Front portion of the bean is ivory colored; the other end is speckled with purple and mocha. The bean is named after the Appaloosa , Appaloosa ponies of the Nez Perce people, Nez Perce tribe. The seed was Horticulture, cultivated near the Palouse River in Eastern Washington (U.S. state), Washington & Northern Idaho. With similarities to the pinto bean, some attribute the bean to like the New Mexican Appaloosa, which is actually a different variety of bean.References
edible legumes Phaseolus {{Phaseoleae-stub