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Apios americana

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Medikus

Propagation

E.S.

Cultivated

C, ornamental

Common Names

• Groundnut
• Cinnamon Vine
• Wild Bean
• Potato Bean
• Apios
• Hopniss
• Troque (Italian)

Geographical Habitats

• New Brunswick
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec - Canada
• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• District of Colombia
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Iowa
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Massachussetts
• Maryland
• Maine
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Mississippi
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Nebraska
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New York
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvannia
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia
• Vermont
• Wisconsin
• West Virginia - USA

Natural Habitats

• Montane areas
• hedgerows
• shrubland
• thickets.

Flowering Times

• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov

Fruiting Times

Twining glabrous scandent perennial vine to 2m long, tuberous edible root. Imparipinnate leaves to 200mm long, 3-9 foliolate, leaflets to 100mm long. 15mm fragrant red-brown or dull purple flowers in axillary clusters or racemes to 100mm long, calyx tube to 4mm long, standard to 10mm long. Pods to 120mm long.

Can become a weed

Tuberous roots used as a vegetable

Further References

• E & M 1970
• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Bodkin
• NYBG
• APDC
• Mansfeld
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• USDA
• FOSEUS
• FRM