Thermopsis mollis (Michaux) M.A. Curtis. Common name: Appalachian Golden-banner. Phenology: Apr-May; Jun-Aug. Habitat: Montane oak-hickory forests and woodlands, granitic dome margins, other dry slopes and ridges. Distribution: Centered in the Southern Appalachians, but mostly in the Piedmont and lower elevation periphery of the mountains, ranging from sc. VA south through w. and c. NC and e. TN to nw. SC, n. GA, and ne. AL.
ID notes: See comments under T. fraxinifolia.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA11.1, G, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, Tn, Va, W, Chen, Mendenhall, & Turner (1994); Podalyria mollis Michx.; = Thermopsis mollis (Michx.) M.A.Curtis var. mollis — SE3, Isely (1981), Isely (1998); > Thermopsis hugeri Small — S, S13; > Thermopsis mollis (Michx.) M.A.Curtis — S, S13. Basionym: Podalyria mollis Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Thermopsis mollis - FNA11.1
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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Height: to 1.5 ft
plant sale text: This Piedmont plant resembles Baptisia with bright yellow flowers. It grows to 1-1.5 feet tall, with a few branches, such that the species is often wider than tall, and it often grows in small colonies. The flower clusters are from the ends of branches with a fairly dense array of bright yellow flowers. It blooms from April to May.
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