Picture of Peanut Or Groundnut Arachis Hypogaea

-- Lots of peanuts (also called groundnuts) on a table with glass top. The peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the legume family Fabaceae native to South America. This photo is captured in Patalavaca on Gran Canaria, Spain, 10.10.2006. Gran Canaria is part of the Canary Islands which is an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean facing the western coast of Africa.