Georgia Leadplant (Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana)

Photo Credit: Michael Kunz, NCBG

Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Fabaceae
State: GA, NC, SC
Nature Serve ID: 158597
Lifeform: Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Small woody shrub with stems to 100cm (~3 feet). Leaves 18 cm and alternate. Leaflets 11-47, 0.6-1.2 cm long, oblong, midvein extending slightly to a sharp point. Racemes 2.5 - 7 cm long, flowers purple, stamens orange. Fruit a woody, single seeded pod 0.5 cm long.

Where is Georgia Leadplant (Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Amorpha gorgiana var. georgiana is found in wet pine flatwoods on ancient river terraces and along swamp margins associated with longleaf pine savannas.

Distribution:

Amorpha gorgiana var. georgiana is endemic to the Sandhills and Coastal Plain of NC, SC, and GA. Considered an imperiled species with less than 80 total occurrences world-wide. Currently, there are 4 known populations in GA, 3 in SC and10 in NC, with approximately 2/3 of the known sites in NC.

States & Provinces:

Georgia Leadplant can be found in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

Which CPC Partners conserve Georgia Leadplant (Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana)?

North Carolina Botanical Garden

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Assigned 02/21/19

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Georgia Leadplant (Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana
Authority	Wilbur
Family	Fabaceae
CPC Number	9545
ITIS	182060
USDA	AMGEG
Duration	Perennial
Common Names
Associated Scientific Names	Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana
Distribution	Amorpha gorgiana var. georgiana is endemic to the Sandhills and Coastal Plain of NC, SC, and GA. Considered an imperiled species with less than 80 total occurrences world-wide. Currently, there are 4 known populations in GA, 3 in SC and10 in NC, with approximately 2/3 of the known sites in NC.

State Rank

State	State Rank
Georgia	S1
North Carolina	S2
South Carolina	S1

Ecological Relationships

Photos

Photo Credit: Michael Kunz, NCBG

Reintroduction

Lead Institution	State	Reintroduction Type	Year of First Outplanting
North Carolina Botanical Garden and US Army Corps of Engineers CERL	North Carolina	Reintroduction	2012

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