Thermopsis villosa

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family (Traditional)Fabaceae
GenusThermopsis
Species:Thermopsis villosa (Walter) Fernald & B. G. Schub.
Common NameAarons Rod
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 3; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Number: 4; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G3? (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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Sophora villosa Sophora villosa Walter

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: Lincoln (KY), Madison (KY), Cheatham (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Maury (TN), Polk (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, KNK, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1880 - 1981

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
BEREA025313 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Thermopsis villosa
APSC0016726 Williamson Tennessee 03 Jun 1981 R. Kral
 APSC
Thermopsis villosa
UCHT016421 Cheatham Tennessee
UCHT
Thermopsis villosa
APSC0016727 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Thermopsis villosa
APSC0016725 Williamson Tennessee 03 Jun 1981 R. Kral
 APSC
Thermopsis villosa
31973000013193 Lincoln Kentucky
KNK
Thermopsis villosa
31973000013192 Lincoln Kentucky
KNK
Thermopsis villosa
TENN-V-0210147 Tennessee 01 May 1885 A. Gattinger
 TENN
Thermopsis villosa
TENN-V-0123275 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis villosa
TENN-V-0123276 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis villosa
TENN-V-0210142 Tennessee A. Gattinger
 TENN
Thermopsis villosa
TENN-V-0123273 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis villosa
TENN-V-0210144 Tennessee A. Gattinger
 TENN
Thermopsis villosa
TENN-V-0210146 Tennessee A. Gattinger
 TENN
Thermopsis villosa
TENN-V-0210141 Davidson Tennessee A. Gattinger
 TENN
Thermopsis villosa
UCHT016419 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Thermopsis villosa
UCHT016420 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Thermopsis villosa
APSC0050102 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Thermopsis villosa
UCHT016422 Cheatham Tennessee
UCHT
Thermopsis villosa
TENN-V-0210145 Tennessee 05 May 1880 A. Gattinger
 TENN
Thermopsis villosa
TENN-V-0210143 Tennessee A. Gattinger
 TENN
Thermopsis villosa
TENN-V-0123272 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis villosa
TENN-V-0123271 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis villosa
TENN-V-0123274 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis villosa
TENN-V-0123270 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis villosa
31234100434362 Maury Tennessee 03 Jun 1971 Robert Kral
42860		 EKY
Thermopsis villosa
31234100434347 Cumberland Tennessee 08 Jul 1978 Henry R. DeSelm
 EKY
Thermopsis villosa
31234100434370 Cumberland Tennessee 19 Jun 1978 Richard W. Simmers Jr.
 EKY
Thermopsis villosa
APSC0016723 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Thermopsis villosa
BRIT126038 Williamson Tennessee 03 Jun 1981 R. Kral
67309		 VDB
Thermopsis villosa
31234100434354 Maury Tennessee 26 Jun 1970 Robert Kral
39741		 EKY
Thermopsis villosa
31234100434388 Cheatham Tennessee 15 May 1976 Ronald L. Jones
1461		 EKY
Thermopsis villosa
31234100434396 Cumberland Tennessee 15 Jun 1978 Henry R. DeSelm
 EKY
Thermopsis villosa
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