Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Amorpha from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-18-001:
Amorpha herbacea FAMILY Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amorpha herbacea
COMMON NAME:
Leadplant, Dwarf Indigo-bush, Clusterspike Indigo-bush
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Will Stuart wil_14161469969
June Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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Bill Stringer wcslamorpha_herbacea
July
Petiole usually shorter than the width of the lowermost leaflet, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Bill Stringer wcslamorpha_herbaceab
July
Leaves can be to about 1' long w up to about 45 leaflets, each 1/2-1" long, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
COMPARE
pinnately compound leaves of shrubs
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Bill Stringer wcsleadplant_spike
July
Flowers are borne in clusters of conspicuous slender 4-12" racemes, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Bill Stringer wcsleadplant_spikeb
July
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JK Marlow jkm071028_088
October Edgefield County SC
Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm071028_092
October Edgefield County SC
Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District
Legume pustulate-glandular, densely to moderately short-pubescent, 4-6mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-18-001:
Amorpha herbacea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amorpha herbacea
2307
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: pine savannas, pine flatwoods, sandhills, other open forests and disturbed sites, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Mountains & NC Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 11-37 leaflets
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue-violet/ Whitish
5-lobed calyx
1 petal
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p051
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p248
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p347
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p152
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p080
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p168
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p184
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p058
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p051
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