PLANTS Profile for Baptisia australis (blue wild indigo)

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PLANTS Profile

Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.
blue wild indigo

Symbol:

BAAU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I

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©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.

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Distribution:
Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 22 species in Baptisia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Baptisia australis var. aberrans
blue wild indigo

Baptisia australis var. australis
blue wild indigo

Baptisia australis var. minor
blue wild indigo

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Baptisia Vent. – wild indigo
Species	Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. – blue wild indigo

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
wild false indigo		Threatened
Kentucky:
Baptisia australis var. minor
blue wild indigo		Special Concern
Maryland:
wild false indigo		Threatened
North Carolina:
Baptisia minor [=BAAUM]
prairie blue indigo		Threatened
Ohio:
blue false indigo		Endangered

Introduced Information:
Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26468.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/15/2008 09:58 PM MDT