Fabaceae
Aaron's rod
Thermopsis villosa
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Thermopsis
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 卡羅來納野決明, 加罗林野决明, 美洲决明
- English
- Aaron's rod, Blue Ridge golden banner, Carolina bush pea, Carolina false lupine, Carolina lupine, Southern lupine
- Japanese
- サーモプシス・カロリニアナ
Synonyms
- Baptisia villosa (Walter) Nutt.
- Baptisia villosa (Walter) Elliott
- Lasinia fulva Raf.
- Podalyria villosa (Walter) Michx.
- Sophora villosa Walter
- Thermopsis caroliniana M.A.Curtis
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Bob Gutowski, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.