Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Piedmont Indigo-bush from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amorpha schwerinii   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)

Amorpha schwerinii

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-18-002:

Amorpha schwerinii   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Amorpha schwerinii

COMMON NAME:
Piedmont Indigo-bush

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Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_amorpha_schwerini_1

April    Catawba County    NC

Calyx lobes approach, = or exceed length of calyx tube; racemes 3-8(15)cm long, per Weakley's Flora.

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_amorpha_schwerini_2

July    Catawba County    NC

Lvs inconspicuously but densely short-pubescent above, densely pilose belneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_a_schwerini_0152

October    Catawba County    NC

Taller shrubs, usually 1-3 (-4) m tall, per Weakley's Flora.

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amorpha schwerinii   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amorpha schwerinii   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Amorpha schwerinii

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-18-002:
Amorpha schwerinii   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amorpha schwerinii