Some Features in the Life History of Amphicarpa Bracteata (L.) Fernald (Hog Peanut)

Authors

John N. Martin, Iowa State CollegeFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The Amphicarpa bracteata and the very similar species, Amphicarpa comosa (L.) G. Don are two interesting cleistogenes of the legume family. The two species are similar in habitat, preferring rich woods and thickets but growing in the open, and are rather generally distributed throughout most of the state’s east of the Rocky Mountains. They have slender twining stems ranging from one to six or more feet in length that trail over the ground or use bushes, weeds, or whatever may be in their reach for a support (text figure 1). Seven species, two in America and five in Asia, are commonly listed in this genus.

Publication Date

1938

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

45

Issue

1

First Page

75

Last Page

88

Copyright

©1938 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Martin, John N. (1938) "Some Features in the Life History of Amphicarpa Bracteata (L.) Fernald (Hog Peanut)," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 45(1), 75-88.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol45/iss1/11