Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)

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Arachis Hypogaea, or more commonly know as Peanut, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Arachis. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Arachis Hypogaea or Peanut's floral region is North America US Lower 48, Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands, specifically in the states of Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

• Category: Dicot
• Genus: Arachis
• Family: Fabaceae
• Order: Fabales
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Annual Perennial
• Growth Habit: Forb/herb
• Native Status: L48 (I) PR (I) VI (I)

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