PLANTS Profile for Baptisia megacarpa (Apalachicola wild indigo)

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Baptisia megacarpa Chapm. ex Torr. & A. Gray
Apalachicola wild indigo

Symbol:

BAME

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Baptisia megacarpa Chapm. ex Torr. & A. Gray

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, GA, Laurens. Usage Requirements.

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Baptisia megacarpa Chapm. ex Torr. & A. Gray

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Synonyms:
Baptisia megacarpa Chapm. ex Torr. & A. Gray

	BARI	Baptisia riparia Larisey
	BARIM	Baptisia riparia Larisey var. minima Larisey

Distribution:
Baptisia megacarpa Chapm. ex Torr. & A. Gray


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USA (AL, FL, GA)

Related Taxa:
Baptisia megacarpa Chapm. ex Torr. & A. Gray

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 22 species in Baptisia

Classification:
Baptisia megacarpa Chapm. ex Torr. & A. Gray

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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 megacarpa Chapm. ex Torr. & A. Gray – Apalachicola wild indigo

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Baptisia megacarpa Chapm. ex Torr. & A. Gray

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.

Florida:
Apalachicola wild-indigo		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Baptisia megacarpa Chapm. ex Torr. & A. Gray

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26478.

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 09:14 AM MDT