Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald

Hog Peanut

Synonyms: Amphicarpaea comosa, Amphicarpaea monoica, Amphicarpaea pitcheri, Falcata comosa, Glycine bracteata, Glycine comosa

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Fabaceae

Genus: Amphicarpaea

Species: Amphicarpaea bracteata

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FAC

PHOTOS OF Amphicarpaea bracteata