Characteristics
Apios americana Medik.
groundnut
Floodplain forests, thickets, stream and ditch edges, and edges of marshes. Often in open sites with soils that are at least seasonally wet-mesic but dry out later in the season.
Vine, Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FAC, FACW (NWPL) FACW (NWPL EMP) FACW (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Fabales
Apios americana Medik. - groundnut
Citation
Apios americana Medik.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 28 August 2007 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 28 August 2007 -
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 16 Aug 2004 - 1
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Photo by: Selma Rosenthal. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 23 Aug 2015 - 7
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Photo by: Selma Rosenthal. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 23 Aug 2015 - 7
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