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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Baptisia megacarpa
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).
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Baptisia megacarpa
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Baptisia megacarpa
INCLUDED WITHIN Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Baptisia megacarpa
SYNONYMOUS WITH A monograph of the genus Baptisia (Larisey, 1940)
Baptisia megacarpa
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Baptisia megacarpa
COMMON NAME:
Apalachicola Wild Indigo, Bigpod Wild Indigo
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Baptisia megacarpa
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Baptisia megacarpa
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Baptisia megacarpa
INCLUDED WITHIN
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Baptisia megacarpa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A monograph of the genus Baptisia (Larisey, 1940)
Baptisia megacarpa
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Baptisia megacarpa
2795
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist forests of floodplains and lower slopes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 3 leaflets
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Cream/Pale yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
4-5 toothed or lobed calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Legume
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