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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea   FAMILY Fabaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea   FAMILY Fabaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)

Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-18-001:

Amorpha herbacea   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Amorpha herbacea

 

COMMON NAME:
Leadplant, Dwarf Indigo-bush, Clusterspike Indigo-bush


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image of Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea, Leadplant, Dwarf Indigo-bush, Clusterspike Indigo-bush

Will Stuart    wil_14161469969

June    Chesterfield County    SC

Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

image of Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea, Leadplant, Dwarf Indigo-bush, Clusterspike Indigo-bush

Bill Stringer    wcslamorpha_herbacea

July        

Petiole usually shorter than the width of the lowermost leaflet, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea, Leadplant, Dwarf Indigo-bush, Clusterspike Indigo-bush

Bill Stringer    wcslamorpha_herbaceab

July        

Leaves can be to about 1' long w up to about 45 leaflets, each 1/2-1" long, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).


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image of Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea, Leadplant, Dwarf Indigo-bush, Clusterspike Indigo-bush

Bill Stringer    wcsleadplant_spike

July        

Flowers are borne in clusters of conspicuous slender 4-12" racemes, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea, Leadplant, Dwarf Indigo-bush, Clusterspike Indigo-bush

Bill Stringer    wcsleadplant_spikeb

July        

image of Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea, Leadplant, Dwarf Indigo-bush, Clusterspike Indigo-bush

JK Marlow    jkm071028_088

October    Edgefield County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District

image of Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea, Leadplant, Dwarf Indigo-bush, Clusterspike Indigo-bush

JK Marlow    jkm071028_092

October    Edgefield County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District

Legume pustulate-glandular, densely to moderately short-pubescent, 4-6mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea   FAMILY Fabaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea   FAMILY Fabaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-18-001:
Amorpha herbacea   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amorpha herbacea

 

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2307

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: pine savannas, pine flatwoods, sandhills, other open forests and disturbed sites, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (rare in Mountains & NC Piedmont)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 11-37 leaflets
Mostly alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue-violet/ Whitish
5-lobed calyx
1 petal
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume

 

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