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Family: Fabaceae
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: July - September
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.