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Common Name:
Mimosa, Silktree
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Albizzia julibrissin
Pompom-like flowers are bright pink with white bases, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests.
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Common Name:
Littleleaf Sensitive-briar, Eastern Sensitive-briar
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Mimosa quadrivalvis var. angustata
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Leptoglottis microphylla
Each flower in this head has a small 5-lobed corolla & 10 long pink stamens, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Common Name:
Florida Sensitive-briar, Powderpuff Mimosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Taxonomic Significance of Leaflet Anatomy in Mimosa Series Quadrivalves (Flores-Cruz et al., 2004)
Mimosa floridana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)
Schrankia microphylla var. floridana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Leptoglottis floridana
Distinct from M. quadrivalvis: nomenclatural adjustments are forthcoming, per Weakley's Flora.
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Common Name:
Mimosa Vine, Sensitive Vine, Powderpuff Mimosa, Vergonzosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Mimosa strigillosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Mimosa strigillosa
Pink to purple filaments long exserted, each terminated by a yellow anther, per Mimosa strigillosa (Mimosaceae) in Illinois (Basinger, 2003).
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Common Name:
Illinois Bundleflower, Prairie Mimosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Acuan illinoense
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Andre Michaux
Mimosa illinoensis
Lvs similar to Mimosa microphylla, but plants erect, flwrs whitish, smaller, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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Common Name:
Eastern Redbud, Judas Tree
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Cercis canadensis var. canadensis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Cercis canadensis
Flowers are borne on old wood, and appear in spring before the leaves, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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Common Name:
Coffeeweed, Sicklepod
Slightly unequal dull yellow petals that never seem to be open fully, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Common Name:
Northern Wild Senna, American Senna
Five unequal petals. The upper 3 stamens are sterile, the lower 7 fertile, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Common Name:
Maryland Senna, Maryland Wild Senna
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Ditremexa medsgeri
Flowers not obviously pea-like, petals open to expose the stamens, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Common Name:
Common Partridge-pea, Showy Partridge Pea
Flowers not pea-like: 5 petals, 4 with a reddish mark at the base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Common Name:
Sensitive Partridge-pea, Common Sensitive-plant
Flowers about 1/4" across. Lowermost petal about 2x as long as others, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Common Name:
Honey Locust
Flowers greenish-yellow, 1/4" long, clustered in compact racemes, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
Common Name:
Water Locust
Common Name:
Kentucky Coffeetree
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Common Name:
Kentucky Yellowwood, Gopherwood
A drooping 4-12" inflorescence of showy, fragrant flowers, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Common Name:
Gopherweed, Catbells
Flowers solitary, axillary; corolla bright yellow, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Tall Blue Wild Indigo, Streamside Blue Indigo
INCLUDED WITHIN
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Baptisia australis var. australis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Baptisia australis
Pea-like flowers deep blue-violet, in a long raceme extending above leaves, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Common Name:
Eastern Prairie Blue Wild Indigo, Glade Wild Indigo
INCLUDED WITHIN
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Baptisia australis var. australis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A monograph of the genus Baptisia (Larisey, 1940)
Baptisia minor var. aberrans
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Baptisia australis
Flowers in terminal, erect racemes 10-40cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Carolina Wild Indigo, Gray-hairy Wild Indigo
Similar to B. lanceolata, but has more numerous and larger flowers, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Common Name:
Creamy Wild Indigo
Flowers in drooping 1-sided racemes with persistent bracts, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
Common Name:
longbract wild indigo
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Common Name:
Gopherweed, Lanceleaf Wild Indigo
Flowers about 1" long, borne in leaf axils or in short terminal racemes, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Common Name:
Horsefly Weed, Yellow Wild Indigo, Yellow False-indigo, Rattleweed
Flowers are yellow, 1/2" long, few at the ends of branches, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Common Name:
a hybrid Wild Indigo
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)
Baptisia albescens × B. tinctoria
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Baptisia serenae
Raceme slender: calyx lobes shorter than tube, per Manual of the Southeastern Flora (JK Small, 1933).
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Common Name:
Narrow-pod White Wild Indigo, Spiked Wild Indigo
Flowering pedicels 3-10mm long; calyx 4.5-6.5mm long; corolla 13-16(18)mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
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Common Name:
Thick-pod White Wild Indigo
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Baptisia alba
Flowers slightly more than 3/4" long (larger than those of B. albescens), per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Common Name:
white wild indigo
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Baptisia lactea var. lactea
INCLUDING
A monograph of the genus Baptisia (Larisey, 1940)
Baptisia pendula var. macrophylla
Like B. alba & albescens, its flowering pedicels are 3-10mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
Common Name:
Hairy Rattleweed, Hairy Wild Indigo
Common Name:
Apalachicola Wild Indigo, Bigpod Wild Indigo
INCLUDING
A monograph of the genus Baptisia (Larisey, 1940)
Baptisia megacarpa
Common Name:
Nuttall's wild indigo
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Common Name:
Aaron's Rod, Blue Ridge Golden-banner, Hairy Bush Pea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Thermopsis villosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Thermopsis caroliniana
A more erect and unbranched plant than our other 2 species, per Weakley's Flora.
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Common Name:
Appalachian Golden-banner, Allegheny Mountain Golden-banner, Bush Pea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Thermopsis mollis var. mollis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Thermopsis hugeri
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Thermopsis mollis
Pedicels shorter than the bracts, per Weakley's Flora.
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Common Name:
Ashleaf Golden-banner
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Thermopsis mollis var. fraxinifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
Pedicels as long or longer than the bracts. Calyx glabrous, per Weakley's Flora.
Common Name:
Coastal Plain Rattlebox, Pursh's Rattlebox
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Crotalaria purshii
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Common Name:
Low Rattlebox, Rabbitbells
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Crotalaria rotundifolia
C. rotundifolia & C. purshii have yellow pealike flowers w upright standard, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Common Name:
Low Rattlebox, Rabbitbells
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Crotalaria maritima
Petals yellow, equaling or longer than the calyx, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Arrowhead Rattlebox
Petals yellow, usually shorter than calyx, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Showy Rattlebox
Flowers deep yellow, pea-like, borne in a showy many-flowered raceme, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Common Name:
Smooth Rattlebox
Calyx densely pubescent, bracteoles at its base. Corolla ~ 2x long as calyx, per Flora of China.
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Common Name:
Slenderleaf Rattlebox
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Crotalaria brevidens var. intermedia