PLANTS Profile for Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (largeleaf wild indigo)

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PLANTS Profile

Baptisia alba (L.) Vent. var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely
largeleaf wild indigo

Symbol:

BAALM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Baptisia leucantha

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Baptisia alba (L.) Vent. var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely

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Synonyms:
Baptisia alba (L.) Vent. var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely

	BALA2	Baptisia lactea (Raf.) Thieret
	BALE2	Baptisia leucantha Torr. & A. Gray
	BALED	Baptisia leucantha Torr. & A. Gray var. divaricata Larisey
	BALEP	Baptisia leucantha Torr. & A. Gray var. pauciflora Larisey
	BAPEM	Baptisia pendula Larisey var. macrophylla Larisey

Distribution:
Baptisia alba (L.) Vent. var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely


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Related Taxa:
Baptisia alba (L.) Vent. var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 22 species in Baptisia, 2 varieties in Baptisia alba (L.) Vent.

Classification:
Baptisia alba (L.) Vent. var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely

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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 alba (L.) Vent. – white wild indigo
Variety	Baptisia alba (L.) Vent. var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely – largeleaf wild indigo

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Baptisia alba (L.) Vent. var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely

Baptisia lactea:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FACU*

FAC

FACU*

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Baptisia alba (L.) Vent. var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 192832.

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 photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 10:42 AM CDT