Contains 8 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
BAPTISIA Ventenat, Dec. Gen. Nov. 9. 1808.
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TYPE: Baptisia alba (Linnaeus) Ventenat (Crotalaria alba Linnaeus) Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 344. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptisia alba | Thick-pod White Wild Indigo | |||
| Baptisia albescens | Narrow-pod White Wild Indigo, Spiked Wild Indigo | |||
| Baptisia australis | Tall Blue Wild Indigo, Streamside Blue Indigo | |||
| Baptisia bracteata | Creamy Wild Indigo | |||
| Baptisia cinerea | Carolina Wild Indigo | |||
| Baptisia lanceolata var. lanceolata | Gopherweed | |||
| Baptisia perfoliata | Catbells, Gopherweed | |||
| Baptisia tinctoria | Honesty-weed, Rattleweed |
Identification Key
1. Stipules absent; leaves 1-foliolate
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1. Stipules present, 0.1-15 mm long (deciduous or persistent); leaves 3-foliolate (distal ones sometimes 1- or 2-foliolate)
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2. Leaves perfoliate; flowers axillary, solitary
2. Leaves sessile; flowers numerous in a raceme to 20 cm long
3. Pedicels 1-4 cm long, with bracteoles above the middle, subtended by a bract 3-25 mm long; corolla 10-14 mm long
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3. Pedicels 0.3-1.3 cm long, without bracteoles, subtended by a bract to 5 mm long or the bract absent; corolla (11-)13-24 mm long
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4. Pedicel bracteoles 2-5(-11) mm long; calyx 5-7(-9) mm long, the lobes subequal to shorter than the calyx tube
4. Pedicel bracteoles 10-16 mm long; calyx 9-13 mm long, the lobes much longer than the tube
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5. Plant glabrate
5. Plant hirsute
6. Corolla white
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6. Corolla yellow
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7. Corolla 20-25 mm long; fruit 10-25(-30) mm wide, black when mature
7. Corolla 14-18 mm long; fruit 7-9 mm wide, yellow-brown when mature
8. Petioles 4-12 mm long; leaflets narrowly oblanceolate to obovate, mostly 2.5-4.5 times long as wide; flowers often solitary and axillary, and racemose; fruit woody, 1-2.5 cm long, 1-1.2 cm wide
8. Petioles 15-20 mm long; leaflets broadly elliptic to broadly obovoate, mostly 2-2.5 times long as wide; flowers racemose; fruit coriaceous, 3-4 cm long, 1.8-2.5 cm wide
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| No synonyms found. | |||