Baptisia aberrans (Larisey) Weakley. Eastern Prairie Blue Wild Indigo, Glade Blue Wild Indigo, Glade Blue Baptisia. Phen: Apr-May; Jun-Aug. Hab: Glades, barrens, and open woodlands over limestone (or other calcareous rocks) and diabase (or other mafic rocks), in areas that were formerly prairies, barrens, glades, or oak savannas. Dist: Sw. KY, c. and se. TN, nw. GA, n. AL and wc. (Coastal Plain) AL, and c. NC.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: See Weakley et al. (2018a) for detailed discussion.

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Weakley (2018) in Weakley et al (2018a); = Baptisia australis (L.) R.Br. var. aberrans (Larisey) M.G.Mendenh. – K1, K3, Mendenhall (1994a), Mendenhall (1994b); = Baptisia minor Lehm. var. aberrans Larisey – Larisey (1940a); = n/a – F; < Baptisia australis (L.) R.Br. – RAB, S, S13, Tn; < Baptisia australis (L.) R.Br. var. australis – C, FNA11.1, SE3, Isely (1981), Isely (1998), Turner (2006a)

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9