Sunday, August 20, 2023

Beautiful Monster

I see a heavy-lidded monster's face in this intricate and exquisite bloom, a native groundnut, also called potato bean, Apios americana. It is a vine, and needs the support of other plants - this one has a vine-y tendril hanging down.

See what I mean?

Their highly palatable, starchy tubers were once a Native American staple, referred to as Hopniss.
 




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