Thermopsis mollis
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| Species: | T. mollis
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| Thermopsis mollis | |
Thermopsis mollis is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names Allegheny Mountain goldenbanner,[1] soft bush pea, and soft-haired thermopsis. It is native to the southeastern United States from southern Virginia to northern Georgia.[2]
This plant is a rhizomatous perennial herb with erect, branching stems growing up to 1.5 meters tall. The inflorescence is a raceme at the top of the stem. The fruit is a legume pod up to 7 centimeters long. The plant reproduces by seed and by sprouting from its woody rhizome.[2]
This plant grows in the Appalachian Mountains and the Piedmont uplands.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Thermopsis mollis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Carey, Jennifer H. 1994. Thermopsis mollis. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory.
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- NatureServe vulnerable species
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- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Taxa named by Moses Ashley Curtis
- Taxa named by Asa Gray
- Taxa named by André Michaux
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