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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 11 (2023)
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Thermopsis mollis var. fraxinifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-10-003:
Thermopsis fraxinifolia FAMILY Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
COMMON NAME:
Ashleaf Golden-banner
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May
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JK Marlow jkm070611_033
June Transylvania County NC
Roadside
Up to three feet tall, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm070611_045
June Transylvania County NC
Roadside
Legumes flattened, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm070611_051
June Transylvania County NC
Roadside
Legumes spreading or at least not strictly erect, on a short stalk, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm070611_053
June Transylvania County NC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm150621_352
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm150621_361
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
Leaves have narrow stipules that do not clasp the stem, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5855
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5857
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5859
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
Pedicels as long or longer than the bracts. Calyx glabrous, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
Aaron's Rod and Golden-banner
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5871
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5885
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5904
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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Steve Marlow snm140627_016
June Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
Raceme loosely flowered, per Leguminosae (Fabaceae), vol 3, part 2, Vascular flora of the southeastern United States (Isely, 1990).
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Steve Marlow snm140627_018
June Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
Standard orbicular or nearly so, shorter than wing and keel petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm190704_9765
July Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 11
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Thermopsis mollis var. fraxinifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-10-003:
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
1507
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Dry slopes and ridges with oak and/or pine canopy, pine-oak heaths and savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 3 leaflets
Mostly alternate
Margins entire
Stipules are narrow and do not clasp the stem.
No stipels
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed campanulate persistent calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescence a terminal raceme
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p167
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p193
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p399
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p029
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p080
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