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Hog Peanut

Amphicarpaea bracteata

Photo by Cath2
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Field Notes

Description:

A delicate-looking annual vine that grows in woodlands in the eastern half of the U.S.

Habitat:

Moist second-growth woods in karst terrain.

Notes:

Flower photos are of the above-ground flowers, not the cleistogamous flowers.

Reference Links:

American hogpeanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata), Amphicarpaea bracteata, PLANTS Profile for Amphicarpaea bracteata (American hogpeanut) | USDA PLANTS

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