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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Baptisia nuttalliana
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
For an in-depth treatment, peruse A monograph of the genus Baptisia (Larisey, 1940).
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Baptisia nuttalliana
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Baptisia nuttalliana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Baptisia nuttalliana
SYNONYMOUS WITH A monograph of the genus Baptisia (Larisey, 1940)
Baptisia nuttalliana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Baptisia nuttalliana
COMMON NAME:
Nuttall's Wild Indigo
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Baptisia nuttalliana
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Baptisia nuttalliana
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Baptisia nuttalliana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Baptisia nuttalliana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A monograph of the genus Baptisia (Larisey, 1940)
Baptisia nuttalliana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Baptisia nuttalliana
2885
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: woodlands and prairies, per Weakley's Flora
Native: south central US
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 3 leaflets
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
4-5 toothed or lobed calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Legume
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p118
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p030
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