Ground bean – Organic

Amphicarpaea bracteata

18.00$

A legume native to central and eastern North America, the ground bean, from its Latin name Amphicarpaea bracteata, is an annual climbing plant that reseeds so easily that it can be considered a perennial.
It is rarely found in history books, but it seems clear that certain Native American peoples consumed it.

* Expedition peas (edible underground part) is carried out from 7 October 2024 so you can plant them this fall.

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A legume native to central and eastern North America, the ground bean, from its Latin name Amphicarpaea bracteata, is an annual climbing plant that reseeds so easily that it can be considered a perennial.
It is rarely found in history books, but it seems clear that certain Native American peoples consumed it.

* Expedition peas (edible underground part) is carried out from 7 October 2024 so you can plant them this fall.

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IMPORTANT: Shipping from October 7, 2024.

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The English settlers nicknamed it "American Hog ​​Peanut", firstly because it was mainly fed to pigs and because the plant produces its edible bean a bit like peanuts: underground!

Indeed, its Latin name describes a very particular mode of reproduction with two flowerings. The lilac flower, which remains above ground, is pollinated normally and produces 4 edible seeds only after cooking. The second flower is closed and self-fertile. It burrows underground and produces a type of large edible pea. When young, it is eaten raw. It has a sweet taste similar to raw green beans. Harvested at the end of the season, it can be stored and cooked like any legume.

It is benefiting from renewed interest because of its qualities for permaculture. It is one of the rare nitrogen-fixing plants that tolerates cultivation in very humid shaded areas. In the wild, it is generally found on wooded slopes at the edge of forests or even in floodplain areas where it forms small colonies. This plant prefers moist soil.
It is strongly recommended that everyone not pick their own in kind. The risk of confusing it with toxic plants that resemble it is too great.

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