Amorpha georgiana Wilbur. Common name: Georgia Indigo-bush. Phenology: Late Apr-Jun; Jul-Oct. Habitat: Mesic and/or loamy pine savannas, sandy river terraces. Distribution: A. georgiana is endemic to the Coastal Plain of sc. NC, SC, and se. GA, primarily in the fall-line Sandhills region, but rarely found on younger terraces (as far east as Pender County, NC). Much of its habitat has been destroyed.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, K4, POWO, Straub, Sorrie, & Weakley (2009), Wilbur (1954); = Amorpha georgiana Wilbur var. georgiana — NS, SE3, Isely (1998), Wilbur (1964), Wilbur (1975); < Amorpha georgiana Wilbur — GW2, RAB. Basionym: Amorpha georgiana Wilbur 1954
Links to other floras: = Amorpha georgiana - FNA11.1
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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