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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Citation
Apios americana Medik.
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Species Distribution Map
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Synonyms
Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 16 Aug 2004
- Andrew Nelson
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Photo by: Selma Rosenthal. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 23 Aug 2015
- Selma Rosenthal
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Photo by: Selma Rosenthal. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 23 Aug 2015
- Selma Rosenthal
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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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