Arachis hypogaea
Common name
Peanut
Family
Fabaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Habitat
Casual weed of urban areas
Flowering
November - March
Flower colours
Orange, Yellow
Fruiting
December - May
Year naturalised
2008
Origin
Brazil - Porbably originated as an allopolyploid hybrid between Eastern Andean Perennial and Annual species
Reason For Introduction
Edible Nut
Life Cycle Comments
Annual
Reproduction
Exclusively by Seed
Seed
Long-lived, buried underground when ripening within a soft shell like fruit
Dispersal
Human discard
Tolerances
Cold Sensitive