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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 FL and sw. GA west to se. AL.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

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

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

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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