Baptisia lactea (Rafinesque) Thieret. Phenology: May-Jun; Jul-Aug. Habitat: Woodlands, prairies, roadsides. Distribution: W. NY, MI, WI, MN, and e. NE, south to AL, nw. GA (R. Ware, pers.comm., 2022), MS, LA, e. TX, and sw. OK; alleged by S to occur in NC, presumably based on misinterpreted material of B. alba.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = GrPl, Mi, NY, POWO; = Baptisia alba (L.) Vent. var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely — Ar, Il, K4, Mo3, NS, SE3, Tn, Isely (1998); = Baptisia lactea (Raf.) Thieret var. lactea — C, FNA11.1, Isely (1981), Turner (2006a); = Baptisia leucantha Torr. & A.Gray — F, S, S13, Tx, Mendenhall (1994a), Mendenhall (1994b); >< Baptisia alba (L.) Vent. — Can; >< Baptisia lactea (Raf.) Thieret var. lactea — Can; > Baptisia pendula Larisey var. macrophylla Larisey — Larisey (1940a). Basionym: Dolichos lacteus Raf. 1817
Links to other floras: = Baptisia lactea var. lactea - FNA11.1
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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