Copy permalink to share
Fabaceae
Baptisia

not marked as a favorite taxon Baptisia megacarpa Chapman ex Torrey & A. Gray. Common name: Apalachicola Wild Indigo, Bigpod Wild Indigo. Phenology: Late Apr-early Jun; Jun-Jul. Habitat: Moist forests of floodplains and lower slopes. Distribution: E. Panhandle Florida and sw. Georgia west to se. Alabama.

Glossary (beta!)

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Larisey (1940a); < Baptisia megacarpa Chapm. ex Torr. & A.Gray — Fl3, FNA11.1, K1, K4, NS, POWO, S, S13, SE3, WH3, Isely (1981), Isely (1998), Mendenhall (1994a), Mendenhall (1994b), Turner (2006a), Woods & Diamond (2014). Basionym: Baptisia megacarpa Chapm. ex Torr. & A.Gray 1840

Links to other floras: < Baptisia megacarpa - FNA11.1

Show in key(s)

Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)

Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.

image #1 of Baptisia megacarpa© Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Brian Finzel source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Baptisia megacarpa© Alan Cressler: Baptisia megacarpa, Muscogee County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Baptisia megacarpa© Floyd A. Griffith | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Baptisia megacarpa© Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Brian Finzel source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Baptisia megacarpa© Floyd A. Griffith | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Baptisia megacarpa© lillybyrd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by lillybyrd source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Baptisia megacarpa© Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Brian Finzel source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Baptisia megacarpa© Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Brian Finzel source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Baptisia megacarpa© Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Brian Finzel source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Baptisia megacarpa© Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Brian Finzel source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Baptisia megacarpa© Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Brian Finzel source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷

Feedback

See something missing or incorrect about Baptisia megacarpa? Let us know here:
  1. Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
  2. If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
  3. Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
  4. Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
  5. Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.

Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro:

Stems:

Leaves:

Inforescence:

Flowers:

Fruits:

Comments:

Height:

plant sale text:

bloom table text:

description:

stems:

leaves:

inflorescence:

flowers:

fruits:

comments:

cultural notes:

germination code:

native range: