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Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
American hogpeanut

   
Symbol: AMBR2
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Perennial
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



   
Other common names:
  hog-peanut
Photograph of Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky.
 
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Distribution by State:
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald

Distributional Map for Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
Distribution Map Legend

Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald distribution:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, QC)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald

236 genera in Fabaceae, 1 species in Amphicarpaea
Distribution of Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. bracteata. .
Amphicarpaea bracteata var. bracteata
American hogpeanut
Distribution of Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. comosa (L.) Fernald. . Image Available.
Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa
American hogpeanut
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Classification:
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald

     
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   Amphicarpaea Elliott ex Nutt. – hogpeanut
Species   Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald – American hogpeanut
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

New Hampshire:
Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa
hog-peanut Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald

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
FACU,FACW FAC FAC FAC FACU FACW FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182067.

 

 

 

 
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