Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Amorpha (2)
Epithet: fruticosa L. (7)
Synonyms: Amorpha angustifolia F.E.Boynton, Amorpha arizonica Rydb., Amorpha bushii Rydb., Amorpha croceolanata Watson, Amorpha curtissii Rydb., Amorpha dewinkeleri Small, Amorpha emarginata Sweet, Amorpha fragrans Sweet, Amorpha humilis Tausch, Amorpha occidentalis Abrams, Amorpha pendula Carriere, Amorpha tennesseensis Kunze, Amorpha virgata Small
angustifolia => with narrow leaves
emarginata => with notched margin
fragrans => fragrant, of pleasant odour
fruticosa => shrubby, bushy
humilis => of low growth
occidentalis => western
pendula => hanging down as through weakness of the stem
tennesseensis => from Tennessee, USA
virgata => composed of willowy twigs