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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
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Synonyms 
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. bracteata
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. comosa (L.) Fernald
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. pitcheri (Torr. & A.Gray) Fassett
Amphicarpaea comosa (L.) G.Don
Amphicarpaea monoica (L.) Elliott
Amphicarpaea pitcheri Torr. & A.Gray
Falcata comosa (L.) Kuntze
Falcata pitcheri (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze
Glycine bracteata L.
Glycine comosa L.
Glycine monoica L.

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