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Apios americana ~ groundnut

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Characteristics:
  • FACW
  • Michigan C Value: 3
  • also known as "wild bean"
  • mauve, maroon flower color
  • forms pea pod
  • leaflets egg-shaped, pointed
  • 5 leaflets (maybe 7)
  • only vine in Michigan with alternate leaves and 5-7 leaflets
  • underground tuber (nut) - can be large
  • moist thickets
  • summer
  • native
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