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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Thermopsis fraxinifolia   FAMILY Fabaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thermopsis fraxinifolia   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 11 (2023)

Thermopsis fraxinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Thermopsis fraxinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Thermopsis fraxinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)

Thermopsis mollis var. fraxinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-10-003:

Thermopsis fraxinifolia   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Thermopsis fraxinifolia

 

COMMON NAME:
Ashleaf Golden-banner


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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_t_fraxinifolia_5b

May        

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JK Marlow    jkm070611_033

June    Transylvania County    NC

Roadside

Up to three feet tall, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

image of Thermopsis fraxinifolia, Ashleaf Golden-banner

JK Marlow    jkm070611_045

June    Transylvania County    NC

Roadside

Legumes flattened, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

image of Thermopsis fraxinifolia, Ashleaf Golden-banner

JK Marlow    jkm070611_051

June    Transylvania County    NC

Roadside

Legumes spreading or at least not strictly erect, on a short stalk, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

image of Thermopsis fraxinifolia, Ashleaf Golden-banner

JK Marlow    jkm070611_053

June    Transylvania County    NC

Roadside

image of Thermopsis fraxinifolia, Ashleaf Golden-banner

JK Marlow    jkm150621_352

June    Jackson County    NC

Foothills Trail

image of Thermopsis fraxinifolia, Ashleaf Golden-banner

JK Marlow    jkm150621_361

June    Jackson County    NC

Foothills Trail

Leaves have narrow stipules that do not clasp the stem, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Thermopsis fraxinifolia, Ashleaf Golden-banner

JK Marlow    jkm200613_5855

June    Jackson County    NC

Foothills Trail

image of Thermopsis fraxinifolia, Ashleaf Golden-banner

JK Marlow    jkm200613_5857

June    Jackson County    NC

Foothills Trail

image of Thermopsis fraxinifolia, Ashleaf Golden-banner

JK Marlow    jkm200613_5859

June    Jackson County    NC

Foothills Trail

Pedicels as long or longer than the bracts. Calyx glabrous, per Weakley's Flora.


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image of Thermopsis fraxinifolia, Ashleaf Golden-banner

JK Marlow    jkm200613_5871

June    Jackson County    NC

Foothills Trail

image of Thermopsis fraxinifolia, Ashleaf Golden-banner

JK Marlow    jkm200613_5885

June    Jackson County    NC

Foothills Trail

image of Thermopsis fraxinifolia, Ashleaf Golden-banner

JK Marlow    jkm200613_5904

June    Jackson County    NC

Foothills Trail

image of Thermopsis fraxinifolia, Ashleaf Golden-banner

Steve Marlow    snm140627_016

June    Transylvania County    NC

Foothills Trail

Raceme loosely flowered, per Leguminosae (Fabaceae), vol 3, part 2, Vascular flora of the southeastern United States (Isely, 1990).

image of Thermopsis fraxinifolia, Ashleaf Golden-banner

Steve Marlow    snm140627_018

June    Transylvania County    NC

Foothills Trail

Standard orbicular or nearly so, shorter than wing and keel petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Thermopsis fraxinifolia, Ashleaf Golden-banner

JK Marlow    jkm190704_9765

July    Jackson County    NC

Foothills Trail

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Thermopsis fraxinifolia   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thermopsis fraxinifolia   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 11
Thermopsis fraxinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Thermopsis fraxinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Thermopsis fraxinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Thermopsis mollis var. fraxinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-10-003:
Thermopsis fraxinifolia   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Thermopsis fraxinifolia

 

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1507

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Dry slopes and ridges with oak and/or pine canopy, pine-oak heaths and savannas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 3 leaflets
Mostly alternate
Margins entire
Stipules are narrow and do not clasp the stem.
No stipels

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed campanulate persistent calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens
Superior ovary

Inflorescence a terminal raceme

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume

 

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