Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
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, especially on calcareous or mafic rocks, 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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