Amphicarpaea bracteata var. bracteata

Family:FABACEAE
Species:Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. bracteata
Common Name:American Hog Peanut
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:American Hog Peanut is a native annual in the Bean family (Fabaceae). It occurs throughout most of Alabama, but is uncommon in the sandy pine woods of the southernmost counties. American Hog Peanut grows in moist deciduous forests, along streams, on roadside banks, and in ravines. It is a twining annual with stems 6-8 feet in length. The vines often form dense inter-twined mats on the ground or on adjacent vegetation. Stems are slender, green or purple-brown in color, and pubescent. Leaves are alternate, trifoliate, and pubescent. The terminal leaflet is usually larger than the lateral leaflets, and had a longer petiolule. The stipules at the base of the leaf are persistent. Flowers are chasmogamous and cleistogamous. Chasmogamous flowers are produced in axillary racemes of 2-15 flowers. The flowers are papilionaceous and vary in color from white, through light pink or lavender, to purple. Cleistogamous flowers are produced on long filiform runners from the base of the plant. The fruit is a legume. Fruit of chasmogamous flowers contain 1-2 small seed. Fruit of cleistogamous flowers are below the soil or leaf litter surface and contain a single large seed. The underground seed are edible and were a minor food source for Native Americans. American Hog Peanut is occasionally promoted and sold as a permaculture crop. Two varieties of American Hog Peanut have been reported from Alabama. Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald var. bracteata is widespread in the state. Lowland Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa (Linnaeus) Fernald) has only been reported from a single county. Lowland Hog Peanut differs from the typical variety in that the stem hairs are spreading rather than appressed, the leaflets are larger, and the flowers are darker in color.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyFABACEAE - Pea/Bean family
Genus Amphicarpaea
Species Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. bracteata - American Hog Peanut

Citation

Citation Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald, var. bracteata, Rhodora 35(416): 276. 1933.
Basionym: Glycine bracteata L. 1753.
Type: Without data, Kalm s.n. (lectotype: LINN 901.3). Lectotypified by Reveal et al., Huntia 7: 230. 1987.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Falcata pitcheri Falcata pitcheri (Torr. & A. Gray) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PL 1 : 182. 1891.  
Glycine bracteata Glycine bracteata L., Sp. Pl. 2: 754. 1753.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clay, Cleburne, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1898 - 1989

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
JSU127118 Cleburne 19 Sep 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
376a
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
UNA00066254 Butler 21 Oct 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
17094
UNA
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
AUA000010429 Blount 29 Aug 1884 Smith, John D.
AUA
Amphicarpaea Bracteata (L.) Fern.
TROY000029332 Wilcox 13 Sep 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20928
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
UWAL0031487 Morgan 09 Sep 2012 England, J. Kevin
3920
UWAL
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. bracteata
UWAL0044061 Baldwin 29 Sep 2006 Larsen, Harry S.
1548
UWAL
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
JSU126029 Choctaw 13 Sep 1997 Higginbotham, Jerri W.
174
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
UWAL0013904 Bullock 28 Sep 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1307
UWAL
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
JSU127111 Calhoun 3 Sep 1991 Hutchinson, Francine
66
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
TROY000004863 Dale 06 Oct 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13702
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
JSU127782 Shelby 17 Sep 1986 Boehm, S.J.
132
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
AUA000041268 Covington 25 Oct 2013 Hansen, Curtis J.
5849
AUA
Amphicarpaea Bracteata (L.) Fern.
SAMF0001664 Marengo 19 Sep 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6156
SAMF
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
UWAL0053382 Madison 13 Sep 2019 Hansen, C.J.
7745
UWAL
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
UNA00008701 Autauga 07 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1210
UNA
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
JSU126040 Randolph 11 Oct 1985 Nixon, Christopher F.
1385
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
TROY000019066 Cleburne 01 Sep 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11535
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
JSU126031 Etowah 20 Aug 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3078
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
AUA000010433 Cleburne 11 Sep 1975 Rutland, David W.
1543
AUA
Amphicarpaea Bracteata (L.) Fern.
UWAL0006755 Monroe 14 Sep 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4828
UWAL
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
AUA000030274 Lee 11 Sep 2015 Taylor, Chris T.
CSP-235
AUA
Amphicarpaea Bracteata (L.) Fern.
UWAL0039251 Conecuh 22 Oct 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28564
UWAL
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
UWAL0019966 Morgan 20 Sep 2015 England, J. Kevin
5744
UWAL
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. bracteata
TROY000036237 Bullock 28 Sep 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1307
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
JSU127112 Calhoun 20 Sep 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
1214
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
JSU126025 Cleburne 6 Sep 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
268
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
TROY000050744 Morgan 09 Sep 2012 England, J. Kevin
3920
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald var. bracteata
AUA000030359 Morgan 20 Sep 2015 England, J. Kevin
5744
AUA
Amphicarpaea Bracteata (L.) Fern. Var. Bractaeata
TROY000019298 Cherokee 26 Sep 2007 Barger, T. Wayne
306
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
AUA000010427 Autauga 7 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1210
AUA
Amphicarpaea Bracteata (L.) Fern.
TROY000043196 Montgomery 06 Sep 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26789A
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
JSU127117 Clay 5 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12138
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
AUA000042695 Covington 20 Sep 2013 Pancake, Jr., Dale C.
S.N.
AUA
Amphicarpaea Bracteata (L.) Fern.
UWAL0034671 Lowndes 04 Oct 1994 Kral, Robert
84275
UWAL
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
JSU126033 Jackson 30 Aug 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7460
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
UWAL0053197 Jackson 24 Jul 2020 Keener, Brian R.
11864
UWAL
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
UNA00024047 Lawrence 26 Jun 1989 Harding, Dennis
s.n.
UNA
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
JSU126039 Randolph 11 Oct 1985 Nixon, Christopher F.
1392
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
UNA00016938 Tuscaloosa 11 Sep 1985 Horn, Charles N.
879
UNA
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
JSU126035 DeKalb 11 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6205
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
AUA000010434 Cleburne 11 Sep 1975 Rutland, David W.
1607
AUA
Amphicarpaea Bracteata (L.) Fern.
JSU127113 Clay 23 Aug 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
527
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
UWAL0006758 Wilcox 14 Sep 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4865
UWAL
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
AUA000010431 Baldwin 19 Oct 1996 Tucker, Jr., James W.
AUA
Amphicarpaea Bracteata (L.) Fern.
TROY000005148 Butler 21 Oct 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
17094
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
TROY000004862 Crenshaw 11 Oct 1998 Diamond, Alvin R.
11464
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
JSU127114 Clay 5 Sep 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
624
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
TROY000018927 Crenshaw 07 Sep 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19940
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
JSU126038 Monroe 12 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18514
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
UNA00016088 DeKalb 08 Sep 1898 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
JSU126034 Jackson 11 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6276
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
USAM000006168 Mobile 23 Sep 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4739
USAM
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
AUA000010428 Cleburne 12 Sep 1975 Rutland, David W.
1714
AUA
Amphicarpaea Bracteata (L.) Fern.
JSU127120 Cleburne 6 Sep 1994 Hruska, Susan E.
333
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
UWAL0012741 Winston 09 Sep 2012 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13566
UWAL
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald var. bracteata
ALNHS00001412 Monroe 11 Sep 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#790
ALNHS
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. var. bracteata
TROY000047563 Conecuh 22 Oct 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28564
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
UWAL0001669 Marengo 19 Sep 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6156
UWAL
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
TROY000031976 Marengo 19 Sep 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6156
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald var. bracteata
JSU126036 Marshall 28 Aug 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2741
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
JSU126027 DeKalb 10 Aug 1992 Clearman, F.W., Jr.
211
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
TROY000021208 Monroe 14 Sep 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4828
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
JSU126024 Cleburne 6 Sep 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
806
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
AUA000010435 Coosa 10 Sep 1975 Rutland, David W.
1345
AUA
Amphicarpaea Bracteata (L.) Fern.
UNA00059461 Cleburne 01 Sep 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11535
UNA
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. var. bracteata
AUA000043787 Madison 13 Sep 2019 Hansen, Curtis J.
7745
AUA
Amphicarpaea Bracteata (L.) Fern.
AUA000010437 Jackson 31 Aug 1981 Henderson, T.
496
AUA
Amphicarpaea Bracteata (L.) Fern.
UWAL0006756 Pike 02 Nov 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
21102
UWAL
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
UWAL0006757 Wilcox 13 Sep 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20928
UWAL
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
TROY000018928 Monroe 27 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18474
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
JSU127115 Clay 23 Sep 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
452
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
UNA00016090 Mobile _ Sep 1878 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
TROY000029647 Pike 25 Oct 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
21102
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
TROY000033225 Barbour 17 Sep 2011 Dykes, Bailee
114
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
JSU126030 Etowah 16 Jul 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
2770
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
TROY000030198 Jackson 26 Aug 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
315
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
JSU127781 St. Clair 3 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12073b
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
TROY000018926 Butler 06 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18048
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
JSU127116 Clay 5 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12138
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
JSU126032 Jackson 18 Sep 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1430
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
AUA000010436 Dale 30 Aug 1992 Diamond, Alvin R.
8441
AUA
Amphicarpaea Bracteata (L.) Fern.
TROY000004864 Monroe 13 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18079
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
TROY000004865 Monroe 24 Oct 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
17167
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
AUA000010438 Tallapoosa 4 Sep 1974 Hutto, T.A.
500
AUA
Amphicarpaea Bracteata (L.) Fern.
JSU126037 Marshall 13 Sep 1991 Spaulding, Daniel D.
898
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
JSU126026 DeKalb 9 Sep 1975 Durham, Steven D.
308
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
AUA000010432 Cleburne 12 Sep 1975 Rutland, David W.
1820
AUA
Amphicarpaea Bracteata (L.) Fern.
JSU127119 Cleburne 7 Aug 1994 Hruska, Susan E.
293
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
UWAL0030708 Montgomery 06 Sep 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26789.1
UWAL
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
JSU126028 DeKalb 1 Sep 1982 Black, Randall
s.n.
JSU
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
TROY000019067 Randolph 11 Oct 1985 Nixon, Christopher F.
1385
TROY
Amphicarpaea bracteata (Linnaeus) Fernald
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