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Apios americana Medik.
groundnut

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



Photograph of Apios americana Medik.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute.
 
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Synonyms:
Apios americana Medik.

  APAMT Apios americana Medik. var. turrigera Fernald
  GLAP Glycine apios L.
 

Distribution by State:
Apios americana Medik.

Distributional Map for Apios americana Medik.
Distribution Map Legend

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

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, CO, 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

 

Related Taxa:
Apios americana Medik.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 2 species in Apios
 

Classification:
Apios americana Medik.

     
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   Apios Fabr. – groundnut
Species   Apios americana Medik. – groundnut
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Apios americana Medik.

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

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Apios americana Medik.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25390.

 

 

 

 
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