Arachis hypogaea
Common names
Peanut
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
Orange, Yellow
Habitat
Casual weed of urban areas
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Flowering
November - March
Fruiting
December - May
Year naturalised
2008
Origin
Brazil - Porbably originated as an allopolyploid hybrid between Eastern Andean Perennial and Annual species
Reason for introduction
Horticultural
Tolerances
Cold Sensitive
Life cycle and dispersal
Annual. Reproduces exclusively by seed. Seed is long-lived, buried underground when ripening within a soft shell like fruit. Dispersed by human discards.