1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Trees
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Central America
Central America, Europe, North America
1.4 Types
Mexican potato,Mexican yam bean
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Wet ground
Hedge, Scrubs, Woods
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
300.00 cm25.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Brown, Green, Light Yellow
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Fall, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
4.4.2 In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune when plant is dormant, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch
Aphids, Curculio occidentis, Japanese Beetles, Leaf Rollers, Leafminer, Mites, Red blotch, sawflies, Scale, Stink bugs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Mice
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Irritation to stomach, Itchiness
Digestive Problems, Respiratory problems
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone
Beautiful Skin
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Soil protection
Food for birds
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cold, Fever, Inflammation
Anthelmintic, Antibacterial, Astringent, Hypnotic, Laxative, Refrigerant
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food
Edible syrup, Jam, Jelly, Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PACHYRHIZUS erosus
Malus sylvestris
7.2 Common Name
Mexican Yam bean
European crab apple
7.2.1 In Hindi
Pachyrhizus erosus
european crab apple
7.2.2 In German
Yambohne
Der Holzapfel, Europäischer Wildapfel
7.2.3 In French
Kłębian kątowaty
Le Boquettier, le Pommier sauvage ou Pommier des bois
7.2.4 In Spanish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Malus sylvestris, el Manzano silvestre, manzano silvestre europeo
7.2.5 In Greek
Pachyrhizus erosus
Ευρωπαϊκή μήλο καβουριών
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Pachyrhizus erosus
Malus sylvestris
7.2.7 In Polish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Jabłoń dzika
7.2.8 In Latin
Pachyrhizus erosus
european crab apple
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species