Baptisia minor Lehmann. Prairie Blue Wild Indigo, Prairie Blue Baptisia. Phen: Apr-Jun. Hab: Prairies, rocky open woodlands. Dist: IA and se. NE south through MO to n. and w. AR, OK, and n. TX. Reported by K3 for KY but the material is considered to represent B. aberrans by Campbell & Medley (2014).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See Weakley (2018) for discussion of taxonomy of the Baptisia australis complex.
Synonymy: = F; = Baptisia australis (L.) R.Br. var. minor (Lehm.) Fernald – Ar, FNA11.1, GrPl, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, Isely (1981), Isely (1998), Mendenhall (1994a), Mendenhall (1994b), Turner (2006a); < Baptisia australis (L.) R.Br. – S13, Tx; < Baptisia australis (L.) R.Br. var. minor (Lehm.) Fernald – C, G; < Baptisia minor Lehm. – Il
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily: 8
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