Thermopsis mollis (Michx.) M.A.Curtis ex A.Gray

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Thermopsis

Characteristics

Stems erect, 4–10 dm, finely appressed-hairy; petioles 1–2.5 cm; stipules lanceolate, 1–2 cm; lfls rhombic elliptic, 4–8 cm; racemes mostly loose, 6–15 cm; bracts lanceolate; cal finely hairy, its lower lobes triangular, acuminate; cor 15 mm; pods 5–7 cm, irregularly spreading, hairy or glabrate. Woods, typically on the piedmont, sometimes in the mts. especially southward; s. Va. to Ga. May
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Thermopsis mollis world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:927937-1
WFO ID wfo-0001055161
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Synonyms

Thermopsis mollis