NameThatPlant.net: Baptisia lactea

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Baptisia lactea FAMILY Fabaceae Go to FSUS key

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 alba var. macrophylla FAMILY Fabaceae

COMMON NAME:
white wild indigo

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Baptisia lactea FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Baptisia alba var. macrophylla FAMILY Fabaceae

3574

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: woodlands, prairies, roadsides, per Weakley's Flora

Native west of the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 3 leaflets
Mostly alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Bilaterally symmetrical
4-5 toothed or lobed calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume

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