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Canavalia rosea: Beach Bean, Bay Bean

Keighly Graves, Wendy Wilber, Tom Wichman, Claire Lewis, Gail Hansen, andRyan Klein

Release Date: 6/21/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-fp100-1999

Agriculture

Abstract

Beach bean is an evergreen groundcover native to Florida’s coastal ecosystems. It produces year-round pink-purple flowers and large, woody seedpods. It is well-suited for coastal landscaping or as a dense groundcover in sandy areas.

About this Publication

This document is FPS100, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 1999. Revised March 2023 and February 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Gilman, E. (2007). Canavalia maritima Beach Bean, Bay Bean. EDIS, 2007(15). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fp100-1999

Authors

Keighly Graves
Keighly Graves
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University of Florida

horticultural science specialist, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program

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Wendy Wilber
Wendy Wilber
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University of Florida

state program coordinator and Extension agent IV, UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program

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Tom Wichman
Tom Wichman
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University of Florida

Extension program manager, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency

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Claire Lewis
Claire Lewis
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University of Florida

state specialized agent II and director Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency

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Gail Hansen
Gail Hansen
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University of Florida

professor, sustainable landscape design, UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences

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Ryan Klein
Ryan Klein
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University of Florida

assistant professor, arboriculture, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

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