Baptisia leucophaea var. leucophaea

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family (Traditional)Fabaceae
GenusBaptisia
Species: Baptisia leucophaea
Infraspecies:Baptisia leucophaea (Larisey)Isely var. leucophaea
Common NameLong Bracted Wild Indigo; Plains Wild Indigo
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 3; Base Flower Color: White; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 9
StatusNative
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Baptisia bracteata var. glabrescens Baptisia bracteata var. glabrescens (Larisey) D.Isely
Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea Kartesz & Gandhi
Baptisia leucophaea Baptisia leucophaea Nutt.
Baptisia leucophaea var. glabrescens Baptisia leucophaea var. glabrescens Larisey
Baptisia leucophaea var. leucophaea Baptisia leucophaea var. leucophaea

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Calloway (KY), Christian (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), Trigg (KY), Madison (TN), Stewart (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1965 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0123335 Stewart Tennessee
TENN
Baptisia leucophaea
TENN-V-0123554 Lyon Kentucky
TENN
Baptisia leucophaea
TENN-V-0123558 Madison Tennessee
TENN
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0014368 Trigg Kentucky 09 Jul 1986 Edward W. Chester
86-520		 APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0014357 Lyon Kentucky 2005-October Dwayne Estes, J. Beck, et al
08659		 APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0014372 Lyon Kentucky 13 Apr 1967 Haskell C. Phillips
02594		 APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0014375 Trigg Kentucky 27 Jun 1989 Edward W. Chester with Susan Holt
89-311		 APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0045587 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0014356 Lyon Kentucky 21 Jun 1966 Eugene Wofford
01553		 APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0014371 Lyon Kentucky 16 Jul 1986 Edward W. Chester
86-598		 APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0084197 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0014355 Stewart Tennessee 06 Aug 1990 Edward Chester
 APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0014373 Lyon Kentucky 28 May 1966 William H. Ellis
01273		 APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0014376 Trigg Kentucky 16 Jun 1966 William H. Ellis
01231		 APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0074647 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0102709 Calloway Kentucky
APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0014377 Stewart Tennessee 09 Jun 1988 Edward W. Chester with Susan Holt
88-81		 APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0118932 Christian Kentucky 16 Jun 2019 Mason Brock
 APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0084204 Livingston Kentucky 10 May 1975 Raymond Athey
 APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0014374 Trigg Kentucky 07 Jun 1965 Haskell C. Phillips and Alfred Clebsch
01045		 APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0014353 Lyon Kentucky 07 Jun 1966 William H. Ellis
01436		 APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0014354 Stewart Tennessee 16 Aug 1990 Edward W. Chester
90-383		 APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
APSC0014370 Lyon Kentucky 31 May 1986 Edward W. Chester
86-199		 APSC
Baptisia leucophaea
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