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Baptisia australis

(L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.

Blue Wild Indigo

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160900

Element CodePDFAB0G031

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusBaptisia

Synonyms

Baptisia australis var. australis

Other Common Names

blue wild indigo (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Three varieties of Baptisia australis (var. aberrans, var. minor, and var australis) were elevated to species, therefore this record is for Baptisia australis in the narrow sense (Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2022).

Conservation Status

Review Date2007-07-30

Change Date2007-07-30

Edition Date2004-12-02

Edition AuthorsK. Maybury

Rank Reasons

Widespread eastern plant, but rare in many parts of its range. Its original native range is somewhat obscured by frequent cultiviation (Weakley 2000).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Open woodland, moist soil and gravel bars along rivers, roadside ditches and meadows (Isely, 1981).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
New Jersey	SNA	No
Texas	S2	Yes
District of Columbia	S1	Yes
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Indiana	S1	Yes
West Virginia	S3	Yes
New York	SNA	No
Iowa	SU	Yes
Georgia	S1	Yes
Maryland	S2	Yes
North Carolina	SU	No
Kentucky	S2	Yes
Virginia	S3	Yes
Ohio	S1	Yes
Illinois	SNA	No
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Vermont	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (2)

West Virginia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cranberry Addition	Monongahela National Forest	11,123
Falls Of Hills Creek	Monongahela National Forest	6,925

References (3)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Weakley, A.S. 2000. Flora of the Carolinas and Virginia: working draft of May 15, 2000. Unpublished draft, The Nature Conservancy, Southern Resource Office.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2022. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 24, 2022. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2022 pp.