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Thermopsis fraxinifolia

Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray

Ashleaf Bush-pea

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141200

Element CodePDFAB3Z061

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusThermopsis

Synonyms

Thermopsis mollis var. fraxinifolia(Nutt. ex M.A. Curtis) Isely

Other Common Names

ashleaf goldenbanner (EN) Ashleaf Golden-banner (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Recognized at the species level (Thermopsis fraxinifolia) in Kartesz (1999); has also been treated as T. mollis var. fraxinifolia (as in Kartesz, 1994).

Conservation Status

Review Date1998-04-22

Change Date1984-08-13

Edition Date1998-04-22

Edition AuthorsD. Gries

Rank Reasons

A Southern Appalachian endemic known from Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia; it is extirpated in Alabama.

Range Extent Comments

A Southern Appalachian endemic; ranging from western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee south to northwestern South Carolina and northern Georgia (Weakley, 1997). Kartesz (1998) includes Alabama in its range, although it is extirpated there.

Occurrences Comments

Known from three to five occurrences in Tennessee (Tennessee Element Ranking Form, Edwin Bridges, 1984). Also occurs in Georgia and the Carolinas.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry slopes and ridges (Weakley, 1997).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Tennessee	S3	Yes
South Carolina	S2	Yes
Alabama	SH	Yes
Georgia	S2	Yes
North Carolina	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Georgia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sarah's Creek	Chattahoochee National Forest	6,888

Tennessee (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bald Mountain	Cherokee National Forest	11,743
Bald River Gorge Addition	Cherokee National Forest	1,728

References (5)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Kartesz, J.T., and C. Meacham. 1998a. Unpublished review draft of Floristic Synthesis, 8 Jan. 1998. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.
Weakley, A.S. 1997. Flora of the Carolinas and Virginia: working draft of 21 July 1997. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Southern Conservation Science Dept., Chapel Hill, North Carolina.