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SeeTrees on Nostr: I thought this was dead. I haven't seen it in 2 or maybe 3 years. Apios americana ...

I thought this was dead. I haven't seen it in 2 or maybe 3 years.

Apios americana

Common Groundnut is a native perennial vine in the legume family and is found in tidal and non-tidal marshes, wet thickets, stream banks and bottomland forests. It has edible fruits and large edible tubers that provide numerous health benefits. Although the fruit and seeds are edible, it is the tuber that is most desirable but the only place it is cultivated as a food crop is in Japan. The vine can grow 8-16 feet long.

Native Americans used the tubers extensively for food and taught settlers how to use them.

Cooked, mature tubers are similar to a potato but have a nuttier flavor and finer texture. They also have 3 times the protein of potatoes as well as numerous other health benefits. The legume is also edible.

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