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NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Apios americana

Common Groundnut

Scientific Name:

Apios americana

Genus:

Apios

Species Epithet:

americana

Common Name:

Common Groundnut

Plant Type

Herbaceous_Vine

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Fabaceae (Legume Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Invasive Status:

(*Key)

Size:

3-6 ft., 6-12 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

Red, Purple

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist, Wet

Bloom Time:

June, July

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Marshes (tidal and non-tidal), wet thickets, streambanks, bottomland forests. Common throughout NC.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Compound

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Important for Wildlife

Landscape Value:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

S4: Apparently secure, S5: Secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Reddish-purple-brown flowers and pinnately compound leaf of 5 leaflets.

Merchants Millpond State Park, Gates County, NC

The Scientific Name is Apios americana. You will likely hear them called Common Groundnut. This picture shows the Reddish-purple-brown flowers and pinnately compound leaf of 5 leaflets. of Apios americana

Bettina Darveaux

A semi-woody vine with pinnately compound leaves in wetlands.

Brunswick Co., NC

The Scientific Name is Apios americana. You will likely hear them called Common Groundnut. This picture shows the A semi-woody vine with pinnately compound leaves in wetlands. of Apios americana

Larry Mellichamp

Close-up of flowers

Merchants Millpond State Park, Gates County, NC

The Scientific Name is Apios americana. You will likely hear them called Common Groundnut. This picture shows the Close-up of flowers of Apios americana

Bettina Darveaux

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

Go Botany: https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/apios/americana/

Vascular Plants of NC: https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php

700 Bird-friendly Plants for NC: https://nc.audubon.org/700



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