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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Fabaceae
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
American hog-peanut, hog-peanut
Amphicarpaea: Greek for "two-seeded" referring to two kinds of seed
bracteata: Latin for "bracted"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | twining, annual, 6"-60" long, herbaceous vine |
| Flower: | white to lavender, 5-parted, 1/2" long, stalked; inflorescence a loose cluster from the leaf axil; blooms Aug.-Sept. |
| Fruit: | flat, oblong pod pointed at both ends, usually with 3-seeded |
| Leaf: | long stalked, divided into 3 broadly oval leaflets |
| Habitat: | moderate moisture to wet; woods, forests, meadows, prairies |
| (Glossary) |
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