Kebnat
PLANTS

Groundnut

Apios americana

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialPurple flowers
Groundnut, In flower
Groundnut, In fruit
Groundnut, No flowers or fruits
30 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 30 cm. Grows in fields and in marshes.

There are 725 observations of Groundnut in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Mauricie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie176
  2. Mauricie151
  3. Outaouais65
  4. Montréal55
  5. Capitale-Nationale54
  6. Estrie54
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches46
  8. Centre-du-Québec46
  9. Lanaudière43
  10. Laurentides26
  11. Laval8
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc
MarshAlexander Rumpel
Water’s edgepeupleloup

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