Common Name: groundnut, potato bean, wild beanScientific Name: Apios americana Medik.Family Name: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Pea or Bean FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes with tubers Stemsvine-like and twining, smooth to slightly pubescent Leavesalternate, pinnately compound, 5 to 7 leaflets; leaflets lanceolate to oval, smooth above, pubescent below, terminal leaflet broader than laterial leaflets Flowerspurplish-brown, fragrant; axillary racemes