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Hog Peanut: Subterranean Tuber Becomes Aerial Bean
While harvesting American hazelnuts on my farm near the electric line right of way, I discovered the hog peanut. I pulled up on the vine and found several larger than average tubers (dime sized) connected on a string. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity Found, Ecology-Biodiversity-Integration
Tagged agriculture, biological enrichment, crop-diversity, ecology, edible, garden, hog peanut, nitrogen fixation, seeds, tuber-crop
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Furry, Cute and Venomous Meets Crispy, Snackable and Delicious
Some of the most secretive plants are the most common. We pass by. We see it. Yet, our consciousness does not reflect it as a discovery of anything significant. I saw this trifoliate vine twining around an American hazelnut bush … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity Found, Ecology-Biodiversity-Integration, Miracles of Nature
Tagged ecology, food, hog peanut, nature, nitrogen fixing, plants, voles
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