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Questions and Answers: 2018

Question: These are growing wild in my yard along with some others that I have that I do not know what …

  • Question

    These are growing wild in my yard along with some others that I have that I do not know what they are These are climbing

    Answer

    Dear FayD, you've photographed Apios americana (ground-nut), a native member of the legume family. It has compound leaves with (usually) 5-7 leaflets and rhizomes that bear tubers along their length.