NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Thermopsis villosa [= Thermopsis caroliniana]
Blue Ridge Golden-banner, Aaron's-rod, Carolina Lupine, Carolina Bushpea, Carolina False-lupine, Southern Lupine
Scientific Name: |
Thermopsis villosa [= Thermopsis caroliniana] |
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Genus: |
Thermopsis |
Species Epithet: |
villosa |
Common Name: |
Blue Ridge Golden-banner, Aaron's-rod, Carolina Lupine, Carolina Bushpea, Carolina False-lupine, Southern Lupine |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Fabaceae (Legume Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
3-6 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Yellow |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist |
Bloom Time: |
May, June |
Growing Area: |
Mountains |
Habitat Description: |
“Floodplains, mesic disturbed areas, woodland edges, roadbanks. A Southern Blue Ridge endemic: w. NC and e. TN to n. GA, and escaped from cultivation more widely, as in w. VA, s. MD, c. TN, and WV probably representing escapes from cultivation.” Infrequent in the NC southern Mountains. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Compound |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
S?: Uncertain (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G_?: Uncertain (add status to NOTES section) (*Key) |
State Status: |
W7: Watch List: Poorly Known in NC (*Key) |
Notes: |
NC Rank: S2?. Global Rank: G3?. |
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Has a strongly erect terminal raceme of yellow flowers Graveyard Fields, Haywood/Swain Counties, NC
Bettina Darveaux |
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Has large clasping stipules at the base of the leaves Graveyard Fields, Haywood/Swain Counties, NC
Bettina Darveaux |
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Links: |
https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/plant_list.php https://nc.audubon.org/conservation/bird-friendly-communities/bird-friendly-native-plants https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/thermopsis-villosa/ https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/thermopsis/villosa/ |
![The Scientific Name is Thermopsis villosa [= Thermopsis caroliniana]. You will likely hear them called Blue Ridge Golden-banner, Aaron's-rod, Carolina Lupine, Carolina Bushpea, Carolina False-lupine, Southern Lupine. This picture shows the Has a strongly erect terminal raceme of yellow flowers of Thermopsis villosa [= Thermopsis caroliniana]](https://ncwildflower.org/images/plants/IMG_3884.jpg "Has a strongly erect terminal raceme of yellow flowers of Thermopsis villosa [= Thermopsis caroliniana]")
![The Scientific Name is Thermopsis villosa [= Thermopsis caroliniana]. You will likely hear them called Blue Ridge Golden-banner, Aaron's-rod, Carolina Lupine, Carolina Bushpea, Carolina False-lupine, Southern Lupine. This picture shows the Has large clasping stipules at the base of the leaves of Thermopsis villosa [= Thermopsis caroliniana]](https://ncwildflower.org/images/plants/IMG_3884_%282%29.jpg "Has large clasping stipules at the base of the leaves of Thermopsis villosa [= Thermopsis caroliniana]")
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