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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Amorpha nitens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amorpha nitens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Amorpha nitens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Amorpha nitens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Amorpha nitens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amorpha nitens
COMMON NAME:
Dark Indigo-bush, Shining Indigo-bush
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Amorpha nitens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amorpha nitens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Amorpha nitens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Amorpha nitens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Amorpha nitens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amorpha nitens
4540
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Dry to mesic upland and riparian forests, ravines, bluffs, stream banks, glade margins, sandy woodlands, rocky slopes, bottomland forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: (7)9-15(19) leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Bright purple
5-lobed calyx
1 petal
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Legume
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p087
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p152
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p041
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p059
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