Amorpha glabra

Classification	Dicots
Family	Fabaceae
Family (Traditional)	Fabaceae
Genus	Amorpha
Species:	Amorpha glabra Desf.
Common Name	Mountain False Indigo
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 13; Leaflet Number: 14; Leaflet Number: 15; Leaflet Number: 16; Leaflet Number: 17; Leaflet Number: 18; Leaflet Number: 19; Base Flower Color: Purple; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Tepal Number: N/A
C value
Status	Native; TN[SNR] (State Rank); G4? (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Amorpha montana	Amorpha montana

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Blount (TN), Claiborne (TN), Franklin (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Knox (TN), Loudon (TN), Madison (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU, MTSU, TENN, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2008 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
ETSU005722	Greene	Tennessee	06 Jul 2015	Frosty Levy	ETSU Amorpha glabra
ETSU008384	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Amorpha glabra
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	08 May 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Amorpha glabra
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	31 Jul 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Amorpha glabra
N/A	Greene	Tennessee	25 May 2018	Frosty Levy	ETSU Amorpha glabra
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	24 May 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Amorpha glabra
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	18 Sep 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Amorpha glabra
N/A	Greene	Tennessee	16 May 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Amorpha glabra
ETSU005666	Unicoi	Tennessee	30 Apr 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Amorpha glabra
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	12 Jun 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125982	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125988	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125993	Washington	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125976	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125980	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125979	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
APSC0014486	Union	Tennessee			APSC Amorpha glabra
MTSU005690	Franklin	Tennessee	10 Oct 2008	Brian Huber 85	MTSU Amorpha glabra
BRIT115276		Tennessee			VDB Amorpha glabra
BRIT115277		Tennessee			VDB Amorpha glabra
BRIT115274		Tennessee			VDB Amorpha glabra
BRIT115278		Tennessee			VDB Amorpha glabra
BRIT115275		Tennessee			VDB Amorpha glabra
ETSU031747	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Amorpha glabra
ETSU016635	Madison	Tennessee	12 Jun 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Amorpha glabra
ETSU016634	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125975	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125984	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125990	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125972	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125991	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125981	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125986	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125970	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125978	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125973	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125985	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125974	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125987	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125977	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125971	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125989	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125992	Washington	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra
TENN-V-0125983	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Amorpha glabra

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Amorpha glabra

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