Amorpha glabra Desfontaines ex Persoon. Appalachian Indigo-bush, Mountain Indigo. Phen: May-Jul; Jul-Oct. Hab: 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). Dist: 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, K1, K3, K4, RAB, S, SE3, Tn, W, Isely (1998), Wilbur (1975); > Amorpha glabra Desf. ex Pers. – S13; > Amorpha montana Boynton – S13
Heliophily: 7
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