Difference between revisions of "Cowpeas"
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Revision as of 20:40, 19 April 2013
Though these look pretty different, they're members of the same species and can interbreed.
Cowpeas
- Scientific name: Vigna unguiculata unguiculata
- Also called: black-eyed beans, black-eyed peas, cream peas, crowder peas, field peas, southern peas
- Plant type: bush or vine
- Native to: West Africa
- Parts eaten: young or mature seeds (cooked)
Yard-long Beans
- Scientific name: Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
- Also called: asparagus beans, long beans, snake beans, yardlong beans
- Plant type: tropical vine
- Native to: Africa
- Parts eaten: young pods (cooked)
