Amorpha herbacea Walter GRIN-Global

Taxon: Amorpha herbacea Walter

Summary

Genus:

Amorpha

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Amorpheae

Nomen number:

435619

Place of publication:

Fl. carol. 179. 1788

Verified:

04/29/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Amorpha herbacea Walter var. crenulata (Rydb.) Isely (0 active accession[s])
Amorpha herbacea Walter var. herbacea (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Bushnell, O. A. & W. B. Sarles. 1937. Studies on the root-nodule bacteria of wild leguminous plants in Wisconsin. Soil Sci. 44(6):409-423.
Isely, D. 1986. Notes about Psoralea sensu auct., Amorpha, Baptisia, Sesbania and Chamaecrista (Leguminosae) in the Southeastern United States. Sida 11:433.
Radford, A. E. et al., eds. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States. 1980-
Wilbur, R. L. 1975. A revision of the North American genus Amorpha (Leguminosae-Psoraleae). Rhodora 77:352-360.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina

Native
Northern America

SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=435619. Accessed 3 May 2026.