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Apios americana Medik.
groundnut

       
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Photo of Apios americana Medik.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Apios americana Medik.

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Synonyms:
Apios americana Medik.

  APAMT Apios americana Medik. var. turrigera Fernald
  GLAP Glycine apios L.
 

Distribution:
Apios americana Medik.

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USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Apios americana Medik.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 2 species in Apios
 

Classification:
Apios americana Medik.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Apios Fabr. – groundnut
Species Apios americana Medik. – groundnut
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Apios americana Medik.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Apios americana Medik.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25390.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Apios americana Medik.

CT-Connecticut Botanical Society

IN-Purdue Center for New Crops

KY-Wildflowers of Western Kentucky

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TN-Tennessee Valley Authority

 
 
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