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Aaron's Rod, Blue Ridge Golden-banner, Hairy Bush Pea
Thermopsis villosa
Look for it in floodplains, mesic disturbed areas, woodland edges, roadbanks. It is generally found in disturbed sites, its natural habitat somewhat of a mystery
Rachis and calyx tawny-tomentose, pedicels strongly ascendent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Leaves have conspicuous ovate stipules, 2" long, with clasping basal lobes, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
A more erect and unbranched plant than our other 2 species, per Weakley's Flora.
Legumes closely pressed against the rachis, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Appalachian Golden-banner, Allegheny Mountain Golden-banner, Bush Pea
Thermopsis mollis
Look for it on dry slopes and ridges
Leaves have narrow stipules that do not clasp the stem, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Calyx pubescent, the lobes 2-2.5mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
Pedicels shorter than the bracts, per Weakley's Flora.
Ashleaf Golden-banner
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
Look for it on dry slopes and ridges
Legumes flattened, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
Legumes spreading or at least not strictly erect, on a short stalk, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
Leaves have narrow stipules that do not clasp the stem, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Pedicels as long or longer than the bracts. Calyx glabrous, per Weakley's Flora.
Raceme loosely flowered, per Leguminosae (Fabaceae), vol 3, part 2, Vascular flora of the southeastern United States (Isely, 1990).