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Mucuna urens, Red Hamburger Bean, Oxeye Bean

Mucuna urens

Red Hamburger Bean, Oxeye Bean
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Vine or creeper plant

Vine or creeper plant

Semi-shade

Full sun

Regular water

Unusual color

Blue, lavender, purple flowers

Ethnomedical plant.
Plants marked as ethnomedical and/or described as medicinal, are not offered as medicine but rather as ornamentals or plant collectibles.
Ethnomedical statements / products have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. We urge all customers to consult a physician before using any supplements, herbals or medicines advertised here or elsewhere.

Seaside, salt tolerant plant

The seeds are used in necklaces and ornaments.

Similar plants:

Mucuna benettii, Mucuna bennettii, Mucuna warburgii, Mucuna albertisii, Mucuna novoguineensis (Red Jade Vine, New Guinea Creeper)
Mucuna gigantea (White Jade Vine, Hamburger Bean, Seabean, Burny Bean )
Mucuna nigricans (Black Jade Vine)
Mucuna pruriens, Carpopogon pruriens, Dolichos pruriens, Mucuna aterrima (Nescafe, Cowitch, Velvet Bean, Purple Jade Vine)
Mucuna sempervirens
Mucuna sloanei (Yellow Jade Vine, Horse Eye, Brown Hamburger Bean, Ojo de Buey, True Sea-Bean)

Mucuna urens, Red Hamburger Bean, Oxeye Bean

Mucuna urens, Red Hamburger Bean, Oxeye Bean

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