Thermopsis mollis

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family (Traditional)Fabaceae
GenusThermopsis
Species:Thermopsis mollis (Michx.) M. A. Curtis ex A. Gray
Common NameAllegheny Mountain Goldenbanner
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; 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; 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: ciliate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 3; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 6
StatusNative; TN[S2S3] KY[S1] (State Rank); G3G4 (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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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
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
Baptisia hugeri Baptisia hugeri

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: Clay (KY), Madison (KY), Blount (TN), Franklin (TN), Grainger (TN), Hamilton (TN), Marion (TN), Obion (TN), Polk (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sevier (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: UCHT, VDB, MTSU, UOS, APSC, EKY, MEM, BEREA, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1941 - 2009

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0123269 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
UCHT016412 Tennessee
UCHT
Thermopsis mollis
UOS02930 Franklin Tennessee 20 Apr 2003 Mary P. Priestley
 UOS
Thermopsis mollis
UOS02929 Franklin Tennessee 28 Apr 2009 Jon Evans
 UOS
Thermopsis mollis
UOS02928 Franklin Tennessee 13 May 1965 William C. Coleman
 UOS
Thermopsis mollis
MEM014339 Franklin Tennessee 27 Apr 1979 Vernon M. Bates Jr.
861		 MEM
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123259 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123249 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
UCHT016414 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Thermopsis mollis
MTSU006577 Rutherford Tennessee 20 Apr 1987 Penny Johnson
 MTSU
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123264 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123260 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123254 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
UOS02921 Franklin Tennessee 10 May 1998 Mary P. Priestley
 UOS
Thermopsis mollis
31234100733284 Clay Kentucky Rich Hannan
 EKY
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123250 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123262 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123258 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
UCHT016415 Tennessee
UCHT
Thermopsis mollis
UCHT016416 Tennessee
UCHT
Thermopsis mollis
UOS02924 Franklin Tennessee 11 May 1962 A.R. Applegate
 UOS
Thermopsis mollis
BRIT126037 Obion Tennessee 11 Jun 1988 John A. Churchill
88145		 VDB
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123265 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123253 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123251 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123257 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123261 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123255 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
UOS02927 Franklin Tennessee 25 Mar 1961 F. Frederick
 UOS
Thermopsis mollis
BEREA014178 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123267 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123252 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123263 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
APSC0094757 Clay Kentucky
APSC
Thermopsis mollis
MTSU006578 Franklin Tennessee 20 Apr 1941 George Davis
 MTSU
Thermopsis mollis
UOS02926 Franklin Tennessee 02 May 1976 Beth M. Candler
 UOS
Thermopsis mollis
UOS02923 Franklin Tennessee 14 Jun 2006 Yolande M. Gottfried
 UOS
Thermopsis mollis
UOS02925 Franklin Tennessee 26 Apr 1985 R.K. Clements
 UOS
Thermopsis mollis
BRIT126036 Polk Tennessee 11 Jun 1988 John A. Churchill
88145		 VDB
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123268 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123266 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
TENN-V-0123256 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Thermopsis mollis
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