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Amorpha glabra Desfontaines ex Persoon. Common name: Appalachian Indigo-bush, Mountain Indigo. Phenology: May-Jul; Jul-Oct. Habitat: Dry to dry-mesic ridgetop and slope forests, primarily at low elevations around the higher Blue Ridge (such as eastwards in the Blue Ridge escarpment). Distribution: Endemic to the Southern Appalachian mountains (and nearby provinces) of n. AL, ne. GA, w. NC, nw. SC, and e. and c. TN.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, S, SE3, Tn, W, Isely (1998), Wilbur (1975); > Amorpha glabra Desf. ex Pers. — S13; > Amorpha montana Boynton — S13. Basionym: Amorpha glabra Desf. ex Pers. 1810

Links to other floras: = Amorpha glabra - FNA11.1

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image of plant© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
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