Plant
- Annual
- Vine or bush-like habit
- 2-6' tall
Leaf
- Compound with some leaflets modified into tendrils
Flower
- 1 large, broad upper petal
- 2 wing petals
- 2 lower petals
- Usually white, some pink or purple
Fruit - Pod
- Size, shape vary by cultivar
- Elongated and cylindrical or flat
- Immature pods edible in some cultivars
Seed
- ¼-⅓" wide
- Spherical
- Green
- Edible
