Thermopsis mollis

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Thermopsis mollis
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Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Thermopsis
Species:
T. mollis
Binomial name
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]

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References

  1. "Thermopsis mollis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA . Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 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.