Apios priceana
| Apios priceana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Apios |
| Species: | A. priceana
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| Apios priceana B.L.Rob. | |
Apios priceana is a rare species of flowering plant in the
Description
The vines may be up to 3 to 5 meters (10 to 16+1⁄2 feet) long. It has a large underground
Distribution and habitat
The plant is native to the U.S. states of Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee. It occurred in Illinois in the past but its population there was destroyed.[1] It is usually associated with openings in the forest canopy in mixed hardwood stands where ravine slopes grade into creek or stream bottoms.
Ecology
The flowers are
The threatened status of the species is primarily due to habitat destruction, but other impacts such as disease, predation, and historical tuber collection have also contributed.
Conservation
With about 50 to 100 known occurrences,[1][4] the plant is federally listed as a threatened species.[2][3]
Uses
The plant was probably used as a food source by Indigenous peoples of the Americas and early white settlers.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d NatureServe (5 January 2024). "Apios priceana". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Price's potato-bean (Apios priceana)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ a b 55 FR 429
- ^ a b c "Apios priceana". Center for Plant Conservation. 2010-03-04. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
External links
Media related to Apios priceana at Wikimedia Commons- USDA Plants Profile
- Price's Potato Bean
- USFWS. Threatened status for Apios priceana (Price’s Potato-bean). Federal Register January 5, 1990.
