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apios priceana
12-22-2016

Apios priceana

Apios priceana NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.Apios priceana is a Federally Threatened native vine with a distribution in only two dozen counties, centered around central Tennessee. Apios priceana, the much rarer cousin of our native Apios americana, forms a 10′ tall, well-behaved climbing bean, topped from June through August (NC) with attractive clusters of fragrant, light lavender flowers. The flowers, pollinated by both.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Apios priceana is a rare species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names Price’s potato-bean, Price’s groundnut, and traveler’s delight. It is a climbing yellow-green vine in the growing from a stout, potato -like tuber. It is native to the U.S. states of Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

Detailed information
Full Name: Price's potato-bean (Apios priceana)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 01/05/1990 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Price's potato-bean, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Alabama , Illinois , Kentucky , Mississippi , Tennessee
  • US Counties in which the Price's potato-bean, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Price's potato-bean, Wherever found is known to occur: Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Price's potato-bean.
Date
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Plan Action Status
Plan Status
02/10/1993 Price's Potato Bean View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
02/10/1993 Price's Potato Bean View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
07/06/2009 74 FR 31972 31973 Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 23 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
09/02/2016 Price?s potato-bean (Apios priceana) 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation
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