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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 historically 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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    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.
     
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    Ecological Relationships

    Photos

    Photo Credit: Michael Kunz, NCBG

    Photo Credit: Michael Kunz, NCBG
    Reintroduction

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