PLANTS Profile for Baptisia tinctoria (horseflyweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br.
horseflyweed

Symbol:

BATI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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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 tinctoria (L.) R. Br.

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Synonyms:
Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br.

	BAGI	Baptisia gibbesii Small
	BATIC	Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. var. crebra Fernald
	BATIP	Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. var. projecta Fernald

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


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

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

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 22 species in Baptisia

Classification:
Baptisia tinctoria (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 tinctoria (L.) R. Br. – horseflyweed

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

This plant is 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.

Kentucky:
yellow wild indigo		Threatened
Maine:
wild indigo		Endangered

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26489.

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: 09/23/2008 09:54 AM MDT