Baptisia lanceolata (Walter) Elliott var. lanceolata . Gopherweed. Phen: Apr-May; Jun-Nov. Hab: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry pine flatwoods. Dist: S. SC south to ne. FL and sw. GA, a Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Other Comments: Small (1933) alleges that B. lanceolata ranges north to NC, but no documentation is known. The plant is reminiscent of B. cinerea, but forms larger, bushier plants and is separable by characters in the key.
Synonymy: = K1, K3, K4, SE3, Isely (1981), Isely (1998), Mendenhall (1994a), Mendenhall (1994b), Turner (2006a); = Baptisia lanceolata (Walter) Elliott – S, Larisey (1940a); < Baptisia lanceolata (Walter) Elliott – Fl3, RAB, WH3
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