| Blue Bean Tree | |
| Blue Sausage Fruit | |
| Dead Man's Fingers | |
| Blue Cucumber Shrub |
| Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
| Life cycle: | Other |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | In Water |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 5a |
| Leaves: | Other |
| Fruit: | Pops open explosively when ripe |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Russet |
| Flower Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Other |
| Inflorescence Type: | Plume |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Alpine Gardening |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Start indoors |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
