Amphicarpaea bracteata

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Amphicarpaea bracteata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae / Leguminosae
Genus: Amphicarpaea
Species: A. bracteata
Binomial name
Amphicarpaea bracteata
(Linnaeus) Fernald
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Natural range of Amphicarpaea bracteata from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: American hogpeanut, hog-peanut

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: Falcata comosa (Linnaeus) Kuntze[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

A. bracteata is often found twining on low vegetation in the understory and along edges of woodlands. It prefers low, wet conditions. A. bracteata can also occur in area with disturbed soil such as along roadsides and right-of-ways.[2]

Associated species of A. bracteata include Polygonum sagittatum, and Desmodium spp.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, A. F. Clewell, M. R. Darst, John David, Delzie Demaree, William B. Fox, Mark A Garland, Angus Gholson, R. K. Godfrey, R. Komarek, R. Kral, Scott McCoy, Richard S. Mitchell, G. W. Parmelee, H. R. Totten, and R. L. Wilbur. States and counties: Arkansas: Lawrence. Florida: Leon and Jefferson. Georgia: Spalding and Thomas. Indiana: Hancock. Michigan: Jackson. North Carolina: Avery, Buncombe, Davidson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, and Orange. Virginia: Montgomery.