Common bean red "kidney bean" variety Phaseolus vulgaris seedling sprouting showing the 2 cotyledons

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Common bean Phaseolus vulgaris seedling sprouting showing the 2 cotyledons These are green epigeal cotyledons which contribute stored food but also photosynthesize until they wither and fall off

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Photo credit: © Martin Shields / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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