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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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Slightly unequal dull yellow petals that never seem to be open fully, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Five unequal petals. The upper 3 stamens are sterile, the lower 7 fertile, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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.
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.
Flowers about 1/4" across. Lowermost petal about 2x as long as others, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Flowers greenish-yellow, 1/4" long, clustered in compact racemes, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
A drooping 4-12" inflorescence of showy, fragrant flowers, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
Flowers solitary, axillary; corolla bright yellow, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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.
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.
Similar to B. lanceolata, but has more numerous and larger flowers, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
Flowers in drooping 1-sided racemes with persistent bracts, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
Flowers about 1" long, borne in leaf axils or in short terminal racemes, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
Flowers are yellow, 1/2" long, few at the ends of branches, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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).
Flowering pedicels 3-10mm long; calyx 4.5-6.5mm long; corolla 13-16(18)mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
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.
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.
INCLUDING
A monograph of the genus Baptisia (Larisey, 1940)
Baptisia megacarpa
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.
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.
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.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Crotalaria purshii
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.
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.
Petals yellow, usually shorter than calyx, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Flowers deep yellow, pea-like, borne in a showy many-flowered raceme, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Calyx densely pubescent, bracteoles at its base. Corolla ~ 2x long as calyx, per Flora of China.
(?) (MISAPPLIED)
Crotalaria brevidens var. intermedia
Corolla pale yellow or white, exserted far beyond calyx, per Flora of China.
INCLUDING
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Lupinus perennis var. perennis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Lupinus perennis
This close relative of the famous Texas "bluebonnets" may grow 2' high, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Lupinus perennis var. gracilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Lupinus nuttallii
INCLUDED WITHIN
Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)
Lupinus diffusus
Standard with conspicuous white spot (vs. L. villosus' deep reddish purple), per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Lupinus villosus
Standard with deep reddish purple spot, vs. diffusus' white-to-cream spot, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry.
Flowers bright yellow, in terminal racemes, per Weakley's Flora.
Heads terminal or axillary, not subtended by a pseudo-involucre, per Weakley's Flora.
Has a fuzzy, long head of tiny, grayish-pink flowers, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Dense heads of crimson flowers, first ovoid, then cylindrical, up to 3" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Flowers are tiny, pink, sessile, and borne in a round head 1" across, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Flowers white or pink-tinged. Flower stalks without leaves, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Similar to T. repens but flower heads have leafy stalks, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Standard usually red, decidedly darker than pink-to-white wing & keel petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.