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American groundnut

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Apios americana, sometimes called the American groundnut, potato bean, hopniss, Indian potato, hodoimo, America-hodoimo, cinnamon vine, or groundnut is a deciduous or evergreen perennial vine that bears edible beans and large edible tubers.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Apios americana
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Apios
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Fabales
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Hardiness: Zone 4
Habit: herb
Bloom: Late Spring

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