| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Thermopsis fraxinifolia | Ashleaf Golden-banner | Dry slopes and ridges with oak and/or pine canopy, pine-oak heaths and savannas. | A Southern Appalachian endemic: w. NC and e. TN south to nw. SC and n. GA. |  |
| Fabaceae | Thermopsis mollis | Appalachian Golden-banner | Montane oak-hickory forests and woodlands, granitic dome margins, other dry slopes and ridges. | 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. |  |
| Fabaceae | Thermopsis villosa | Aaron's-rod, Blue Ridge Golden-banner | Floodplains, mesic disturbed areas, woodland edges, roadbanks. | A Southern Blue Ridge endemic: w. NC and e. TN to n. GA, and escaped from cultivation more widely, as in w. VA, s. MD, c. TN, and WV representing escapes from cultivation. |  |
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