American Groundnut
探検植物
American Groundnut
apios americana
The American Groundnut is a special plant that grows beautiful flowers and has tasty tubers underground. It can be found near water and is an important food source for many animals!
生息地: Wetlands, riverbanks, and along the edges of forests
外見
The American Groundnut is a vigorous, slender vine with compound leaves, typically featuring 5-7 oval leaflets. It has unique, pea-like flowers that range from reddish-purple to brownish-maroon, clustered tightly in dense spikes. These distinctive flowers stand out against its green foliage.
界Plantae門Tracheophyta綱Magnoliopsida目Fabales科Fabaceae属Apios
カテゴリ
植物レア度
Common
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
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おもしろい事実
Each vine can produce a chain of starchy tubers, sometimes weighing over a pound together!
Even famed explorers like Lewis and Clark noted the American Groundnut's importance as food.
Its tasty tubers were a vital food source for early Native Americans for thousands of years!
Some call it "potato bean" because it grows both underground tubers and edible bean-like pods.
特殊能力
能力
Underground Super Storage
American Groundnut can grow edible tubers deep underground, storing energy to survive winter and sprout back next year.
能力
Nitrogen Booster
It teams up with tiny soil microbes to pull nitrogen from the air, enriching the soil for itself and other plants.
能力
Climbing Crusher
Its twining stems can climb high on other plants, reaching sunlight and spreading its leaves widely.
サイズと詳細
- 高さ
- 30-300 cm
- 広がり
- 50-200 cm
- 花の大きさ
- 1-2 cm
- 開花時期
- Summer to fall
- 食用
- はい
- 毒性
- なし
- ライフサイクル
- 多年生
- 受粉方法
- 昆虫
生態系とのつながり
pollinates
Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Nectars on its distinctive purplish-brown flowers.
pollinates
Common Eastern Bumblebee
Bombus impatiens
Visits the flowers for nectar and pollen.
eats
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Browses on its foliage and young shoots.
eats
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Feeds on the seeds produced in its pods.
特徴
別名
ApiosIndian PotatoWild Bean
コレクション
安全性
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。
よくある質問
American Groundnutの高さは何ですか？
30-300 cm
American Groundnutの広がりは何ですか？
50-200 cm
American Groundnutの花の大きさは何ですか？
1-2 cm
American Groundnutの開花時期は何ですか？
Summer to fall
American Groundnutの食用は何ですか？
はい
American Groundnutの毒性は何ですか？
なし
American Groundnutのライフサイクルは何ですか？
多年生
American Groundnutの受粉方法は何ですか？
昆虫
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