Plant
- Bush or vine habit
- 2–10' tall
Leaf
- Alternate
- Compound with 3 leaflets (trifoliate)
Flower
- ⅓-½" long
- Asymmetrical, with distinct upper and lower lobes
- White, pink, purple
Fruit
- Pod varies in size and shape
- Seeds edible, pods edible in most garden types
- Green, yellow, purple, mottled
Seed
- Size and color variable by cultivar
- Edible