Thermopsis villosa (Walter) Fernald & B.G.Schub. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Thermopsis villosa (Walter) Fernald & B.G.Schub.

Thermopsis villosa (Walter) Fernald & B.G.Schub.

Thermopsis villosa is an herbaceous legume native to the southern Appalachians, found elsewhere as a cultivated escape with multiple common names.

Family
Genus
Thermopsis
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Thermopsis villosa (Walter) Fernald & B.G.Schub.

Thermopsis villosa (Walter) Fernald & B.G. Schub. is an herbaceous plant that belongs to the legume family. It has several common names: Carolina false lupine (also called Carolina lupine), Carolina bush pea, Southern lupine, Aaron's rod, and Blue Ridge golden banner. Its native range is within North America, specifically the southern Appalachian Mountains. Outside this native area, it can be found growing as a plant that has escaped from cultivation.

Photo: (c) Rich Stevenson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Rich Stevenson · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Thermopsis

More from Fabaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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