| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
| Plant Height: | Scrambles and climbs 6 to 20 feet. |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Dehiscent Other: 2 to 2.5 inch long green pod matures to brown and contains numerous black seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Groundcover Vegetable Suitable for forage |
| Edible Parts: | Roots Seeds or Nuts Fruit Flowers |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, covering with a thin layer of soil. |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
