Groundnut

Plant: vine, no tendrils; root with roundish tuber Flowers: purplish or brownish-purple; bilateral symmetry; in short racemes arising in leaf axils; sweet scent Leaves: alternate, compound; 5-7 broad, oval, sharp-pointed leaflets Availability: July–September Habitat: moist thickets
History of Use: Delicious tubers were used as food by Pilgrims during first bleak winters and it is a favorite Native American food. Each groundnut plant can produce 5 pounds of tubers and contain 3 times the protein of potatoes