Biology:Thermopsis mollis
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Short description: Species of legume
| Thermopsis mollis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Thermopsis |
| Species: | T. mollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Thermopsis mollis (Michx.) M.A.Curtis ex A.Gray
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Thermopsis mollis is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names Allegheny Mountain goldenbanner,[1] soft bush pea, and soft-haired thermopsis. It is native to the southeastern United States from southern Virginia to northern Georgia.[2]
This plant is a rhizomatous perennial herb with erect, branching stems growing up to 1.5 meters tall. The inflorescence is a raceme at the top of the stem. The fruit is a legume pod up to 7 centimeters long. The plant reproduces by seed and by sprouting from its woody rhizome.[2]
This plant grows in the Appalachian Mountains and the Piedmont uplands.[2]
References
- ↑ "Thermopsis mollis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=THMO2. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Carey, Jennifer H. 1994. Thermopsis mollis. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7783234 entry
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