Thermopsis mollis (Michaux) M.A. Curtis. Appalachian Golden-banner. Phen: Apr-May; Jun-Aug. Hab: Montane oak-hickory forests and woodlands, granitic dome margins, other 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.
ID notes:See comments under T. fraxinifolia.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = C, F, FNA11.1, G, K1, K3, K4, RAB, Tn, Va, W, Chen, Mendenhall, & Turner (1994); = 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
Heliophily: 6
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