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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Amorpha georgiana
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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.
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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.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_amorpha_georgiana5c
May Hoke County NC
Leaves to 5" long with 5-23pair of leaflets; leaf stalks less than 1/4" long, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_amorpha_georgiana9
May Hoke County NC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Amorpha georgiana
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-18-003:
Amorpha georgiana
FAMILY
Fabaceae
2643
Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: pine savannas, sandy river terraces, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 13-numerous leaflets
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Reddish-purple
Usually bisexual
5-lobed calyx
1 petal
10 stamens
Superior ovary
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 p051
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p079?
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p041
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p059
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p227