ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Apios americana

Name author: Medik.

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Apios
Species: Apios americana
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1787

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Apios americana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

15 synonyms in this snapshot

Apios americana f. americanaName author: Not supplied
Apios americana f. cleistogamaName author: Fernald
Apios americana f. keihneriName author: Oswald
Apios americana f. mcculloughiiName author: Oswald
Apios americana f. pilosaName author: Steyerm.
Apios americana var. americanaName author: Not supplied
Apios americana var. turrigeraName author: Fernald
Apios apiosName author: (L.) MacMill.
Apios apios var. boulderensisName author: Daniels
Apios perennisName author: Vahl ex Hornem.
Apios tuberosaName author: Moench
Glycine apiosName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Glycine tuberosaName author: Salisb.
Gonancylis thyrsoideaName author: Raf.
Phaseolus tuberosusName author: Eaton & Wright

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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