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FABACEAE
Bean Family
Apios americana  (swamp groundnut)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Apios: meaning "pear", referring to the shape of the tubers; americana: of the Americas
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Vine
Phenology (Flowering Period)
August-September
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Swamps and floodplains
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
Common
Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
Flowers are attractive to butterflies, and the species is the host plant for the Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus).
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
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Habitats in which this plant occurs
Black Ash Seepage Swamp
Forest Interior (Non-tidal Wetland Piedmont)
Forest Interior (Non-tidal Wetland Coastal Plain)
Forested Floodplains and Riparian Swamps (Piedmont)
Forested Floodplains and Riparian Swamps (Coastal Plain)
Freshwater Shrub Tidal Wetlands
Isolated Non-tidal Forested Wetlands (Piedmont)
Isolated Non-tidal Forested Wetlands (Coastal Plain)
Seepage Slope Open Canopy Non-tidal Wetland (Piedmont)
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