ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Amorpha fruticosa

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Amorpha
Species: Amorpha fruticosa
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Amorpha fruticosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

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Amorpha angustifoliaName author: (Pursh) Boynton
Amorpha arizonicaName author: Rydb.
Amorpha bushiiName author: Rydb.
Amorpha carolinianaName author: Croom
Amorpha coeruleaName author: Lodd.
Amorpha colorataName author: Raf.
Amorpha crocealanataName author: P.Watson
Amorpha croceolanataName author: Watson
Amorpha croceolanataName author: P.Watson
Amorpha curtisiiName author: Rydb.
Amorpha curtissiiName author: Rydb.
Amorpha dewinkeleriName author: Small
Amorpha discolorName author: Raf.
Amorpha elataName author: Hayne
Amorpha emarginataName author: (Pursh) Sweet
Amorpha emarginataName author: Eastw.
Amorpha flexuosaName author: Raf.
Amorpha fragransName author: Sweet
Amorpha fruticosa f. albifloraName author: E.Sheld.
Amorpha fruticosa f. aureo-variegataName author: Schwer.
Amorpha fruticosa f. aureovariegataName author: Schwer.
Amorpha fruticosa f. coeruleaName author: (Loudon) E.J.Palmer
Amorpha fruticosa f. crispaName author: (G.Kirchn.) C.K.Schneid.
Amorpha fruticosa f. glabrataName author: E.J.Palmer
Amorpha fruticosa f. humilisName author: (Tausch) E.J.Palmer
Amorpha fruticosa f. latiorName author: Fassett
Amorpha fruticosa f. pendulaName author: (Carrière) C.K.Schneid.
Amorpha fruticosa var. angustifoliaName author: Pursh
Amorpha fruticosa var. carolinianaName author: (Croom) S.Watson
Amorpha fruticosa var. coeruleaName author: Loudon
Amorpha fruticosa var. crispaName author: G.Kirchn.
Amorpha fruticosa var. crispaName author: Kirchner
Amorpha fruticosa var. croceolanataName author: (P.Watson) Mouill.
Amorpha fruticosa var. emarginataName author: Pursh
Amorpha fruticosa var. fragransName author: Bean
Amorpha fruticosa var. fruticosaName author: Not supplied
Amorpha fruticosa var. humilisName author: (Tausch) C.K.Schneid.
Amorpha fruticosa var. lewisiiName author: Loudon
Amorpha fruticosa var. oblongifoliaName author: E.J.Palmer
Amorpha fruticosa var. occidentalisName author: (Abrams) Kearney & Peebles
Amorpha fruticosa var. ornataName author: Wender.
Amorpha fruticosa var. pendulaName author: (Carrière) Dippel
Amorpha fruticosa var. tennesseensisName author: (Shuttlew.) E.J.Palmer
Amorpha fruticosa var. typicaName author: C.K.Schneid.
Amorpha fruticosa var. vulgarisName author: Pursh
Amorpha gaertneriName author: K.Koch
Amorpha gardneriName author: K.Koch
Amorpha glaucaName author: Raf.
Amorpha herbaceaName author: Schltdl.
Amorpha humilisName author: Tausch

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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