Groundnut
Apios americana
Description:
A vine with velvety, maroon flowers. Flowers bloom during the summer. The plant is a legume and grows edible tubers and seeds. The fruit (tubers) ripens in the fall. The plant favors acidic to slightly alkaline, moist soils .
Plant Overview:
| Other Common Names: | Wild Potato, Indian Potato |
| Plant Family: | Fabaceae |
| Plant Duration: | Perennial |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous |
| Attracts Pollinators and Wildlife: | Butterflies |
| Bloom Time: | Early July to late August |
| Fruit Timing: | Early September to October |
| Global and State Rank: | G5, S4 |
| Commercially available landscape plant? | No |
Soil Characteristics: | |
| Soil Moisture: | Moist |
| Soil pH: | Acidic, Slightly Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Alkaline |
| Soil pH: | 5.6 to 7.5 |
Light Needs: | |
| Opitmal Light: | Partial shade to shade |
| Light Range: | Partial Shade, Shade |
Water Needs of Plant: | |
| Soil Moisture: | Moist |