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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amorpha confusa
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Learn more about Savanna Indigo-bush from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amorpha georgiana var. confusa
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Amorpha georgiana var. confusa
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-18-003?:
Amorpha georgiana FAMILY Fabaceae
(?) (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amorpha cyanostachya
COMMON NAME:
Savanna Indigo-bush
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Jim Fowler jaf_amorpha_confusa01
August Brunswick County NC
Green Swamp
Standards are an intense (rarely light) bright blue, per Weakley's Flora.
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Jim Fowler jaf_amorpha_confusa02
August Brunswick County NC
Green Swamp
The racemes are mostly panicled, (1)3-5(8) per flowering branch, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amorpha confusa
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amorpha georgiana var. confusa
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Amorpha georgiana var. confusa
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-18-003?:
Amorpha georgiana
FAMILY
Fabaceae
(?) (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amorpha cyanostachya
2616
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine savannas. A. confusa is restricted to moist loamy savannas, especially on the foreston soil series, a habitat now largely destroyed by fire suppression, real estate development, and conversion of longleaf pine savannas to pine tree farms, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Rare (historically in SC, but not recently seen)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 13-numerous leaflets
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Bright blue
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
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p079?
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p059
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