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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).
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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).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_amorpha_georgiana5c
May Hoke County NC
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_amorpha_georgiana9
May Hoke County NC
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Alan S. Weakley asw_10231869841585011
July Hoke County NC
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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
2643
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: pine savannas, sandy river terraces, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 13-numerous leaflets
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Reddish-purple
5-lobed calyx
1 petal
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual
Flowers in terminal spikes
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p051
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p152
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p079?
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p041
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p059
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p227
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