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Baptisia

not marked as a favorite taxon Baptisia leucophaea Nuttall var. leucophaea. Common name: Plains Wild Indigo. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Pinelands, oak woodlands, barrens. Distribution: Nw. IN west to s. MN and e. NE, south to w. KY, c. MS, c. LA, se. LA (Turner 2006), and e. TX.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Tx; = Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi — K4, NcTx, NS, SE3, Isely (1998); = Baptisia leucophaea Nutt. var. leucophaea — S13; < Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott var. glabrescens (Larisey) Isely — C, GrPl, Il, Isely (1981); < Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi — Ar, Mo3, NE, Tn; < Baptisia leucophaea Nutt. var. leucophaea — Can, FNA11.1, Mi, POWO, Turner (2006a); < Baptisia leucophaea Nutt. var. glabrescens Larisey — Larisey (1940a); < Baptisia leucophaea Nutt. var. leucophaea — F, G. Basionym: Baptisia leucophaea Nutt. var. leucophaea 1818

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

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Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Baptisia leucophaea var. leucophaea© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
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