Amorpha schwerinii |
Amorpha paniculata |
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Piedmont indigo-bush, schwerin's false indigo |
panicle false indigo, panicle false indigo or indigo-bush |
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Habit | Shrubs, (1–)1.5–2.5 m; arising from compact, woody root. | Shrubs or suffrutescent herbs, 1–3 m; arising from compact, woody root. |
Stems | finely grooved, gland-dotted, puberulent. |
longitudinally grooved and ridged, eglandular, mostly puberulent, canescent, or tomentose, sometimes glabrate. |
Leaves | (5–)8–12(–22) cm; stipules linear to narrowly lanceolate, 3–4.5 mm, eglandular, pubescent abaxially, glabrous adaxially; petiole (7–)10–18(–25) mm, usually eglandular, pubescent; rachis usually eglandular, puberulent; leaflets (7–)19–27(–29), stipels acicular, 1–2.2 mm, petiolule (0.5–)1–2 mm, gland-dotted, pilosulous to puberulent, blade usually elliptic to narrowly oblong, rarely ovate to suborbiculate, (5–)15–30(–40) × (4–)8–15(–20) mm, base truncate to subcordate, margins slightly revolute, entire or slightly crenulate, apex obtuse to round or emarginate, surfaces gland-dotted, pilose to pubescent; midvein terminated by a swollen mucro, 0.2–0.5(–0.8) mm. |
(10–)20–40 cm; stipules linear, 2–3 mm, eglandular, pubescent; petiole (20–)30–60(–90) mm, eglandular, puberulent, canescent, or tomentose; rachis eglandular, puberulent or canescent; leaflets (9–)11–19, stipels acicular, 1–2 mm, petiolule (2–)4–10 mm, sparsely gland-dotted, usually pilosulous proximally, glabrous distally, blade narrowly elliptic to oblong or ovate, 15–30(–50) × (14–)18–22(–26) mm, base round, margins flat, entire, apex round, surfaces sparsely gland-dotted abaxially, canescent to tomentose or glabrate abaxially, usually puberulent to glabrate or glabrous adaxially; veins conspicuous, distinctly raised abaxially; midvein terminated by a slender mucro, 0.5–1.8 mm. |
Racemes | 1(or 2)-branched, (2–)4–8(–12) cm; rachis usually eglandular, puberulent to pubescent; bracteoles linear to narrowly lanceolate, 2–3.5 mm, pilosulous abaxially, glabrous adaxially. |
(1–)5–12-branched, paniculiform, (5–)15–30(–40) cm; rachis eglandular, short-pilose; bracteoles linear, 1–2 mm, eglandular, short-pilose. |
Pedicels | (0.8–)1–1.5(–2) mm, eglandular, puberulent to pubescent. |
1–2 mm, eglandular, short-pilose. |
Flowers | calyx tube turbinate to cylindric, 1.8–2.5 mm, distal 1/3 or less gland-dotted, pilosulous; lobes linear to narrowly lanceolate, (1.2–)2–3.5 mm; banner purplish, broadly obovate to obcordate, 4.5–6.5 × 3–4.2 mm, distinctly clawed, margins entire or erose; filaments 6–8 mm, connate basally 1.5–2 mm; anthers golden yellow; ovary usually pubescent. |
calyx tube funnelform, 1.8–2.2 mm, distal 1/3 gland-dotted, usually short-pilose, rarely glabrate; lobes: abaxial lobe linear to narrowly lanceolate, adaxial lobes usually triangular to ovate, (1–)1.2–2 mm; banner purple, broadly obcordate, 5–7 × 3–4 mm, indistinctly clawed, margins entire or slightly erose; filaments 5–6 mm, connate basally 2.5–3 mm; anthers orange; ovary glabrous. |
Legumes | sessile, 5–6.5 × 1.8–2.2 mm, margins curved outward abaxially, straight adaxially, at least distal 1/2 gland-dotted, usually glabrous. |
sessile, 4–6(–8) × 2–2.5 mm, margins curved outward abaxially, bent outward adaxially, gland-dotted, glabrous. |
Seeds | not seen. |
reddish brown, 3–3.5 × 1.5–1.8 mm, smooth. |
Amorpha schwerinii |
Amorpha paniculata |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–Jun. | Flowering May–Jun. |
Habitat | Dry to moist open woodlands and forests. | Moist, acid thickets, bogs, and swamps. |
Elevation | 100–600 m. (300–2000 ft.) | 10–300 m. (0–1000 ft.) |
Distribution |
AL; GA; NC; SC |
AR; LA; OK; TX |
Discussion | Amorpha schwerinii is listed as a species of special concern in Georgia and South Carolina, and as significantly rare in North Carolina. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Amorpha paniculata is listed as threatened in Arkansas and as a species of concern in Oklahoma. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 11. | FNA vol. 11. |
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Name authority | C. K. Schneider: Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 71, figs. 42l,m, 44a. (1907) — (as schwerini) | Torrey & A. Gray: Fl. N. Amer. 1: 306. (1838) |
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