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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Thermopsis villosa
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Learn more about Blue Ridge Golden-banner from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
T. villosa is a more erect and unbranched plant than our other two species. It is generally found in disturbed sites, its natural habitat somewhat of a mystery, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thermopsis villosa
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 11 (2023)
Thermopsis villosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Thermopsis villosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Thermopsis villosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Thermopsis villosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-10-001:
Thermopsis villosa FAMILY Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Thermopsis caroliniana
COMMON NAME:
Aaron's Rod, Blue Ridge Golden-banner, Hairy Bush Pea
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JK Marlow jkm110402_366
April Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm0305t_01
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm160516_739
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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Sam Pratt sbp052621_0512
May Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm160610_981
June Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
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Keith Bradley kab_t_villosa_0303
June Watauga County NC
Daniel Boone Native Gardens
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Kevin Caldwell kev_2020_06_22_175134
June Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Rachis and calyx tawny-tomentose, pedicels strongly ascendent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Kevin Caldwell kev_2020_06_22_175200
June Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Leaves have conspicuous ovate stipules, 2" long, with clasping basal lobes, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
COMPARE
Aaron's Rod and Golden-banner
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Kevin Caldwell kev_2020_06_22_175425
June Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
A more erect and unbranched plant than our other 2 species, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtvillosa_lvl
June Avery County NC
May grow to 3' or more in height, per Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition.
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Sam Pratt sbp_image8
June Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm080726_134
July Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm080726_137
July Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Legumes closely pressed against the rachis, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Rick Huffman frh_7042
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Thermopsis villosa
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thermopsis villosa
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 11
Thermopsis villosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Thermopsis villosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Thermopsis villosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Thermopsis villosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-10-001:
Thermopsis villosa
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Thermopsis caroliniana
1509
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: floodplains, mesic disturbed areas, woodland edges, roadbanks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Rare in Mountains (waifs elsewhere in GA-NC-SC, where escaped from cultivation)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 3 leaflets
Mostly alternate
Margins entire
Stipules of midstem leaves foliaceous, slightly clasping
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!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p155
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p179
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p399
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p029
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p124
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p141
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p179
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p079
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