American Hogpeanut

Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet

Plant Type: Vine, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink, Purple

Bloom Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Bombus; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on American Hogpeanut: Autochton cellus, Brenthia pavonacella, Epargyreus clarus, Eurema lisa lisa, Phyllonorycter morrisella, Stilbosis tesquella, Strymon melinus humuli, Urbanus proteus

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.