Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Learn more about Amorpha from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-18-001:
Amorpha herbacea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-18-001:
Amorpha herbacea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
2307
Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: pine savannas, pine flatwoods, sandhills, other open forests and disturbed sites, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 11-37 leaflets
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue-violet/ Whitish
Usually bisexual
5-lobed calyx
1 petal
10 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p051
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p248
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p080
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p168
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p058
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p051