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Baptisia Vent.
wild indigo
       
Symbol:   BAPTI  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Fabaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, AK. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Baptisia Vent.

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Distribution:
Baptisia Vent.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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

Related Taxa:
Baptisia Vent.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Baptisia alba (L.) Vent.. . Image Available.
Baptisia alba
white wild indigo
Distribution of Baptisia albescens Small. .
Baptisia albescens
spiked wild indigo
Distribution of Baptisia arachnifera Duncan. . Image Available.
Baptisia arachnifera
cobwebby wild indigo
Distribution of Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.. . Image Available.
Baptisia australis
blue wild indigo
Distribution of Baptisia ×bicolor Greenm. & Larisey [australis × bracteata]. .
Baptisia ×bicolor
Distribution of Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliot. . Image Available.
Baptisia bracteata
longbract wild indigo
Distribution of Baptisia ×bushii Small (pro sp.) [bracteata × sphaerocarpa]. .
Baptisia ×bushii
Distribution of Baptisia calycosa Canby. .
Baptisia calycosa
Florida wild indigo
Distribution of Baptisia cinerea (Raf.) Fernald & B.G. Schub.. . Image Available.
Baptisia cinerea
grayhairy wild indigo
Distribution of Baptisia ×fulva Larisey [alba × perfoliata]. .
Baptisia ×fulva
Distribution of Baptisia lanceolata (Walter) Elliot. . Image Available.
Baptisia lanceolata
gopherweed
Distribution of Baptisia lecontei Torr. & A. Gray. .
Baptisia lecontei
pineland wild indigo
Distribution of Baptisia megacarpa Chapm. ex Torr. & A. Gray. . Image Available.
Baptisia megacarpa
Apalachicola wild indigo
Distribution of Baptisia ×microphylla Nutt. (pro sp.) [perfoliata × tinctoria]. .
Baptisia ×microphylla
Distribution of Baptisia nuttalliana Small. .
Baptisia nuttalliana
Nuttall's wild indigo
Distribution of Baptisia perfoliata (L.) R. Br.. .
Baptisia perfoliata
catbells
Distribution of Baptisia ×serenae M.A. Curtis (pro sp.) [albescens × tinctoria]. .
Baptisia ×serenae
Distribution of Baptisia simplicifolia Croom. .
Baptisia simplicifolia
scareweed
Distribution of Baptisia sphaerocarpa Nutt.. . Image Available.
Baptisia sphaerocarpa
yellow wild indigo
Distribution of Baptisia ×sulphurea Engelm. (pro sp.) [alba × sphaerocarpa]. .
Baptisia ×sulphurea
Distribution of Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br.. . Image Available.
Baptisia tinctoria
horseflyweed
Distribution of Baptisia ×variicolor M. Kosnik, G. Diggs, P. Redshaw & B. Lipscomb [australis × sphaerocarpa]. .
Baptisia ×variicolor
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
Related taxa legend
 

Classification:
Baptisia Vent.

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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
 

More Accounts and Images:
Baptisia Vent.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26466.
 
 
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