Hog Peanut
Hog Peanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Pea Family - Fabaceae
A vine spiralling around other plants and bearing clusters of a few, 2-lipped, pale purple or lilac colored flowers hanging from leaf axils. Long stalked leaves divided into 3 leaflets (1/4 to 3" long) that are egg-shaped to oval and pointed.
(Photographed - early August)
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