A member of the bean family, the bacteria in the roots fix atmospheric nitrogen and thus help increase soil fertility.  
It is featured prominently on the cover of Murmur, the first full-length album by R.E.M.  A member of the bean family, the bacteria in the roots fix atmospheric nitrogen and thus help increase soil fertility.  It is a weed, however, and wraps itself completely around a tree, choking it to death.  FTP, what is this invader from the Orient which kills hogs and cows, hides snakes, and threatens humans in a James Dickey poem?
It is featured prominently on the cover of Murmur, the first full-length album by R.E.M.  
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