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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Arachis hypogaea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Cultivation of the Peanut was well established in Mesoamerica as far back as 5000 BCE. Read more at "Edible Plants from the Americas".
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arachis hypogaea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-24-001:
Arachis hypogaea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
COMMON NAME:
Peanut
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Arachis hypogaea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arachis hypogaea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-24-001:
Arachis hypogaea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
3584
Forb
Annual
Non-native: South America
Habitat: Fields; commonly cultivated, rarely persistent, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Even-pinnately compound: 4 leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
2-lipped 5-lobed calyx (the upper lip four united lobes)
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens, monadelphous (8 fertile, 2 sterile)
Flowers in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume
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