PLANTS Profile for Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa (American hogpeanut)

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Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. comosa (L.) Fernald
American hogpeanut

Symbol:

AMBRC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Vine

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. comosa (L.) Fernald

Amphicarpaea comosa

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, IA, Fairport. Usage Requirements.

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Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. comosa (L.) Fernald

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Synonyms:
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. comosa (L.) Fernald

	AMCO6	Amphicarpaea comosa (L.) G. Don
	AMPI	Amphicarpaea pitcheri Torr. & A. Gray
	FACO2	Falcata comosa (L.) Kuntze
	FAPI	Falcata pitcheri (Torr. & A. Gray) Kuntze
	GLCO4	Glycine comosa L.

Distribution:
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. comosa (L.) Fernald


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USA (AR, CT, DE, 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, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. comosa (L.) Fernald

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 1 species in Amphicarpaea, 2 varieties in Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald

Classification:
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. comosa (L.) Fernald

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

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

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Hampshire:
hog-peanut		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. comosa (L.) Fernald

Amphicarpaea bracteata:

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

FACU

FACW

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. comosa (L.) Fernald

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 184629.

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