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Arachis correntina

Arachis correntina is a wild perennial legume from subtropical South America, mainly of interest to plant researchers as a relative and gene source for cultivated peanut. It is not a common garden or houseplant, so the care notes below are general guidance for a peanut-like legume.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Paraguay to NE. Argentina
Climate
subtropical

About

Arachis correntina (syn. Arachis villosa Benth. var. correntina Burkart) is a herb native to Argentina and Paraguay. This plant is cited as gene sources for research in plant biology of peanut (Arachis hypogaea).

Other Arachis plants

Arachis archeri · Arachis batizocoi · Arachis cardenasii · Arachis diogoi · Wild Peanut · Rhizoma peanut · Peanut · Arachis ipaensis · Arachis lutescens · Peanut · Pinto peanut · Creeping Peanut

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arachis correntina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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