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.
Native Plant of the Month
July 2008
Plant Information
Common Name(s):
groundnut
hopniss
wild bean
hopniss
wild bean
Type:
Native
Vines
Moisture:
Moist
Light:
Sun
Part Sun
Part Shade
Part Sun
Part Shade
Well-drained