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Family: Fabaceae (Legume (Pea) family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
July - September
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
August - October
Hog Peanut seems to like shady woodlands and wet areas. Twining its stem and 3-part leaves over large areas, it can look like an invasive, but it is a native species. Its flowers are pale lavender to white.
Hog Peanut's roots and seeds are puportedly edible.
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13 June 2014
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA 
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18 August 2014
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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18 August 2014
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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14 August 2014
Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest, Gainesville, VA 
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13 September 2023
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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