Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Choice Edible (5/5)

Amphicarpaea bracteata is a PERENNIAL CLIMBER growing to 1.5 m (5ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf from May to October, in flower from August to September, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet and delicious raw with a taste that is more like shelled garden beans than peanuts. — Seed - raw or cooked.; Two types of seed are produced - flowers produced near the ground produce a pod that buries itself just below soil level.; These pods contain a single seed are up to 15mm in diameter which can be used as a peanut substitute.; They can be harvested throughout the winter and can be eaten raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Cool damp woodlands. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)