Apios americana

Hog peanut vine scrambles over surrounding shrubs and foliage. Fertilized seeds from flowers higher on the stalk and larger seeds from self-fertile flowers near the ground are edible by people and wildlife.

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Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
groundnut
hopniss
wild bean
Type: 
Native
Vines
Moisture: 
Moist
Light: 
Sun
Part Sun
Part Shade
Well-drained

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