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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amorpha georgiana
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-18-003:
Amorpha georgiana FAMILY Fabaceae
COMMON NAME:
Georgia Indigo-bush
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_amorpha_georgiana5
May Hoke County NC
Shrub to 1m tall, usually multistemmed, glabrate. Spikes to 6cm long, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
Bruce A. Sorrie bas_amorpha_georgiana5b
May Hoke County NC
Flowers pea-shaped, bluish-violet or reddish violet, anthers golden yellow, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
Alan S. Weakley asw_10231869841865018
July Hoke County NC
Leaves to 5" long, 5-23 leaflet pairs; lf stalks < 1/4" long. Fruit pods wider at tip than base, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
COMPARE pinnately compound leaves of shrubs
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amorpha georgiana
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-18-003:
Amorpha georgiana
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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