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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Thermopsis mollis var. fraxinifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-10-003:
Thermopsis fraxinifolia FAMILY Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
COMMON NAME:
Ashleaf Golden-banner
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May
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JK Marlow jkm070611_033
June Transylvania County NC
Roadside
Up to three feet tall, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm070611_045
June Transylvania County NC
Roadside
Legumes flattened, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm070611_051
June Transylvania County NC
Roadside
Legumes spreading or at least not strictly erect, on a short stalk, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm070611_053
June Transylvania County NC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm150621_352
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm150621_361
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
Leaves have narrow stipules that do not clasp the stem, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5855
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5857
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5859
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
Pedicels as long or longer than the bracts. Calyx glabrous, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
Aaron's Rod and Golden-banner
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5871
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5885
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5904
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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Steve Marlow snm140627_016
June Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
Raceme loosely flowered, per Leguminosae (Fabaceae), vol 3, part 2, Vascular flora of the southeastern United States (Isely, 1990).
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Steve Marlow snm140627_018
June Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
Standard orbicular or nearly so, shorter than wing and keel petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm190704_9765
July Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Thermopsis mollis var. fraxinifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-10-003:
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
1507
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Dry slopes and ridges, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 3 leaflets
Mostly alternate
Margins entire
Stipules are narrow and do not clasp the stem.
No stipels
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed campanulate persistent calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescence a terminal raceme
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p167
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p399
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p029
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p080