Snap Bean (String (Phaseolus vulgaris 'Wren's Egg')

The snap bean, *Phaseolus vulgaris* ‘Wren’s Egg’, like all varieties of *Phaseolus vulgaris*, originates from **Mesoamerica and the Andes region of South America**. More specifically, the common bean, from which the ‘Wren’s Egg’ variety is derived, has two main centers of domestication:

* **Mesoamerica:** Present-day Mexico and Central America.
* **Andes:** Primarily Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia.

While the exact origin of the ‘Wren’s Egg’ cultivar is difficult to pinpoint as it is a named variety developed through breeding, its genetic heritage traces back to these two regions. It’s unlikely to have originated in a specific, isolated location within these broader areas. Instead, it’s a product of cultivation and selection that occurred after the initial domestication of the common bean. It has probably been bred in Europe or North America.