Amorpha herbacea |
Amorpha glabra |
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clusterspike false indigo |
Appalachian indigo-bush, mountain false indigo |
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Habit | Shrubs, (0.3–)0.6–1.2(–1.5) m; arising from thick, horizontal rootstock. | Shrubs, 1–2 m; arising from compact, woody root. | ||||
Stems | finely longitudinally grooved and ridged, often obscurely gland-dotted, sparsely to densely puberulent, glabrate, or glabrous. |
smooth, sparsely gland-dotted or eglandular, usually glabrous, sometimes glabrate. |
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Leaves | (6–)8–18(–24) cm; stipules sometimes persistent, mostly acicular, (1–)1.2–2.5(–3) mm; petiole (0.5–)1–10(–13) mm, gland-dotted, usually puberulent or strigulose, rarely glabrous; rachis sparsely gland-dotted, often puberulent, sometimes glabrous; leaflets (15–)23–45(–63), stipels acicular to setaceous, (0.4–)0.8–2 mm, petiolule (0.7–)1–2 mm, gland-dotted, usually puberulent, rarely glabrous, blade elliptic to oblong or ovate to suborbiculate, (7–)10–25(–32) × (3–)4–10(–5) mm, base obtuse to round or truncate to subcordate, margins often revolute, entire or inconspicuously crenulate, apex obtuse to round or emarginate, surfaces densely pubescent or glabrous; midvein terminated by a swollen mucro, 0.2–0.8 mm, mucro sessile or short-stalked, glandlike. |
(10–)14–22(–30) cm; stipules linear to linear-lanceolate, 2.5–4.5 mm, eglandular, slightly hairy or margins ciliate; petiole (16–)20–40(–60) mm, sparsely gland-dotted or eglandular, glabrous or sparsely puberulent; rachis sparsely gland-dotted, glabrous or, rarely, sparsely puberulent; leaflets (9–)11–15(–19), stipels acicular to setaceous, 1.2–2 mm, petiolule 2–4(–5.5) mm, sparsely gland-dotted, usually glabrous, blade often elliptic to oblong, sometimes ovate to, rarely, orbiculate, (14–)20–45(–75) × (10–)14–28(–36) mm, base round to truncate or subcordate, margins slightly revolute, entire or slightly crenulate, apex obtuse to broadly round or emarginate, surfaces gland-dotted, mostly glabrous; midvein terminated by a slightly swollen mucro, 0.2–0.4 mm. |
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Racemes | (1–)4–12(–20)-branched, (3–)10–18(–40) cm; rachis sparsely gland-dotted, puberulent; bracteoles mostly linear, (1.2–)1.8–2.5(–3) mm, gland-dotted, sparsely hairy. |
1–3(or 4)-branched, (5–)10–18(–28) cm; rachis gland-dotted, usually glabrous; bracteoles usually narrowly lanceolate, (0.5–)0.8–1.5(–2) mm, eglandular, puberulent, often ciliate. |
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Pedicels | (0.2–)0.4–1.2(–1.8) mm, sparsely gland-dotted, puberulent or, sometimes, glabrous. |
(0.8–)1–2.5(–3) mm, eglandular, usually glabrous. |
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Flowers | calyx tube turbinate to narrowly campanulate or cylindric, 1.5–2.5(–3) mm, distal 1/2–2/3 often gland-dotted, puberulent, short-pilose, strigulose, glabrate, or glabrous; lobes: abaxial lobe narrowly triangular, slightly longer, adaxial lobes triangular or obtuse, (0.4–)0.5–1.2(–1.5) mm; banner white, lavender, or violet, broadly obcordate, (4–)5–6(–7) × (2–)2.5–3.5 mm, distinctly clawed, margins entire or finely erose; filaments 6–8 mm, distinct; anthers yellow to yellowish orange; ovary puberulent or glabrous. |
calyx tube broadly turbinate to campanulate, 2–3(–3.2) mm, eglandular, glabrous except rim ciliate; lobes obscure or developed, then rounded to broadly triangular-dentate, 0–0.6(–0.8) mm; banner purplish, broadly obcordate, (4.5–)6–8(–8.5) × 4–6 mm, clawed, margins entire or erose; filaments 8–11 mm, connate basally 3–4.5 mm; anthers golden yellow to orange; ovary glabrous. |
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Legumes | sessile, 4–6 × 1.8–2.5 mm, margins strongly curved outward abaxially, straight to slightly arched adaxially, distal 1/2–2/3 gland-dotted, puberulent or glabrous. |
sessile, (6.5–)7.5–9(–10) × (2.5–)3–4(–4.5) mm, margins distinctly curved outward abaxially, straight or nearly so adaxially, at least distal 2/3 gland-dotted, glabrous. |
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Seeds | not seen. |
not seen. |
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Amorpha herbacea |
Amorpha glabra |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Jul. | |||||
Habitat | Dry to moist thickets and woods, pine-oak heath ridges. | |||||
Elevation | (30–)400–1200 m. ((100–)1300–3900 ft.) | |||||
Distribution |
se United States
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AL; GA; NC; SC; TN
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Discussion | Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Amorpha glabra is listed as a species of concern in South Carolina. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 11. | FNA vol. 11. | ||||
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Name authority | Walter: Fl. Carol., 179. (1788) | Desfontaines ex Persoon: Syn. Pl. 2: 295. (1807) | ||||
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