PLANTS Profile for Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea (longbract wild indigo)

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Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliot var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi
longbract wild indigo

Symbol:

BABRL2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliot var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi

Baptisia leucophaea

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Images:
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliot var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi

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Synonyms:
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliot var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi

	BABRG	Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliot var. glabrescens (Larisey) Isely
	BALE3	Baptisia leucophaea Nutt.
	BALEG	Baptisia leucophaea Nutt. var. glabrescens Larisey

Distribution:
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliot var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NE, NJ, OK, SD, TN, TX, WI)

Related Taxa:
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliot var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 22 species in Baptisia, 3 varieties in Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliot

Classification:
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliot var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi

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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 Elliot – longbract wild indigo
Variety	Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliot var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi – longbract wild indigo

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliot var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi

This plant and synonym 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:
cream wild indigo		Special Concern
Michigan:
Baptisia leucophaea
cream wild indigo		Endangered
Tennessee:
cream wild-indigo		Special Concern

More Accounts and Images:
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliot var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 192849.

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: 11/24/2009 07:27 PM MST