Fabaceae
American hogpeanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Amphicarpaea
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 苞花两型豆, 阴阳豆
- English
- American hogpeanut
- French
- Amphicarpe bractéolée
- Japanese
- ホッグピーナッツ
Synonyms
- Amphicarpa bracteata (L.) Fernald
- Amphicarpaea bracteata subsp. bracteata
- Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa (L.) Fernald
- Amphicarpaea bracteata var. pitcheri (Torr. & A.Gray) Fernald
- Amphicarpaea bracteata var. pitcheri Fassett
- Amphicarpaea bracteata var. typica B.Boivin & Raymond
- Amphicarpaea chamaecaulis B.Boivin & Raymond
- Amphicarpaea chamaecaulis B.Boivin & Raymond
- Amphicarpaea ciliata Raf.
- Amphicarpaea comosa (L.) G.Don
- Amphicarpaea comosa (L.) Nieuwl. & Lunell
- Amphicarpaea cuspidata Raf.
- Amphicarpaea deltifolia Raf.
- Amphicarpaea elliotii Raf.
- Amphicarpaea heterophylla Raf.
- Amphicarpaea monoica (L.) Elliott ex Nutt.
- Amphicarpaea monoica var. comosa (L.) Eaton
- Amphicarpaea pitcheri Torr. & A.Gray
- Amphicarpaea sarmentosa Elliott ex Nutt.
- Amphicarpaea villosa Raf.
- Cryptolobus americanus Spreng.
- Cryptolobus sarmentosus Spreng.
- Falcata bracteata (L.) Farw.
- Falcata caroliniana J.F.Gmel.
- Falcata comosa (L.) Kuntze
- Falcata pitcheri (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze
- Glycine bracteata L.
- Glycine comosa L.
- Glycine elliptica Sm.
- Glycine filosa Hornem.
- Glycine heterocarpa Hegetschw.
- Glycine monoica L.
- Glycine sarmentosa Roth
- Lobomon acutifolium Raf.
- Lobomon montanum Raf.
- Lobomon obtusifolium Raf.
- Lobomon sarmentosum Raf.
- Phaseolus monoicus Eaton & Wright
- Phaseolus pitcheri (Torr. & A.Gray) Eaton & Wright
- Savia volubilis Raf.
and 3 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Sheila Collins Bourgoin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bradley Saul, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Frog The Kermit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nathan Rauh, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jomegat, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carrie Seltzer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lynn Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.