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Thermopsis villosa

(Walt.) Fern. & Schub.

Hairy False Lupine

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153229

Element CodePDFAB3Z0A0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusThermopsis

Synonyms

Thermopsis carolinianaM.A. Curtis

Other Common Names

Aaron's rod (EN) Aaron's-rod (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

Called Thermopsis caroliniana in some older floras; Kartesz (1994 checklist) uses the name Thermopsis villosa for this species.

Conservation Status

Review Date1993-05-31

Change Date1993-05-31

Range Extent Comments

A Southern Blue Ridge endemic: western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee to northern Georgia, and escaped from cultivation more widely, as in western Virginia, southern Maryland, central Tennessee, and West Virginia representing escapes from cultivation (Weakley et al. 2023).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

The habitat of this species is not well understood but seems to be in disturbed sites and fire may play an important role for in maintaining favorable conditions for this species.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
West Virginia	SH	Yes
Georgia	S1	Yes
New Jersey	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
North Carolina	S1	Yes
Vermont	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Kentucky	S1	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

North Carolina (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Indian (addition)	Nantahala National Forest	1,155
Graveyard Ridge (addition)	Pisgah National Forest	1,958
Little Indian (addition)	Nantahala National Forest	640
Middle Prong Addition	Pisgah National Forest	1,852
Overflow Creek	Nantahala National Forest	3,379
Sam Knob (addition)	Pisgah National Forest	2,576

References (2)

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.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.