FABACEAE

Thermopsis mollis (Michaux) M.A. Curtis. Appalachian Golden-banner. Phen: Apr-May; Jun-Aug. Hab: Dry slopes and ridges. Dist: 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.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Syn: = C, F, G, K1, K3, K4, RAB, Tn, Va, W, Chen, Mendenhall, & Turner (1994); = Thermopsis mollis var. mollis – SE3, Isely (1981), Isely (1998); > Thermopsis hugeri – S; > Thermopsis mollis – S

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