Amphicarpum (common name maidencane)[2] is a genus of North American plants in the grass family, found only in the eastern United States.

[3][4] Amphicarpum is mostly found in the Northeast and Southeast United States.

[5] It is usually found in wetlands near rivers and lakes.

The grass has two types of flowers, one aerial type and an underground type which self-fertilizes.

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