PLANTS Profile for Baptisia bracteata (longbract wild indigo)

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PLANTS Profile

Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott
longbract wild indigo

Symbol:

BABR2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott

©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 permission of the copyright holder.

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Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott

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Distribution:
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott


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USA (AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, WI)

Related Taxa:
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott

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

Distribution of Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott var. bracteata. .

Baptisia bracteata var. bracteata
longbract wild indigo

Distribution of Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott var. laevicaulis (A. Gray ex Canby) Isely. .

Baptisia bracteata var. laevicaulis
longbract wild indigo

Distribution of Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi. . Image Available.

Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea
longbract wild indigo

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott

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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 bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott – longbract wild indigo

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott

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.

Kentucky:
Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea
cream wild indigo		Special Concern
Michigan:
Baptisia leucophaea [=BABRL2]
cream wild indigo		Endangered
Tennessee:
Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea
cream wild-indigo		Special Concern

More Accounts and Images:
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26470.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 12:34 PM CDT