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Arachis hypogaea L.
peanut

   
Symbol: ARHY
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I
PR    I
VI    I



Photograph of Arachis hypogaea L.
Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Argentina, Jujuy.
 
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Distribution by State:
Arachis hypogaea L.

Distributional Map for Arachis hypogaea L.
Distribution Map Legend

Arachis hypogaea L. distribution:
USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MA, MO, MS, NC, NJ, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV), USA+ (PR, VI)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
CT, DC, FL, GA, LA, MA, MS, NC, PA, SC, TX

 

Related Taxa:
Arachis hypogaea L.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 13 species in Arachis
 

Classification:
Arachis hypogaea L.

     
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   Arachis L. – peanut
Species   Arachis hypogaea L. – peanut
 

Introduced Information:
Arachis hypogaea L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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