Baptisia tinctoria

Baptisia tinctoria

Taxobox | name = "Baptisia tinctoria"


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
genus = "Baptisia"
species = "B. tinctoria"
binomial = "Baptisia tinctoria"
binomial_authority = (L.) R.Br. ex Ait.f.

"Baptisia tinctoria", commonly called yellow false indigo or horseflyweed, is a herbaceous perennial in the family Fabaceae. It is native to North America.

Yellow false indigo is found throughout the eastern United States, west to Minnesota, and south to Florida. [Canby, William. "Notes on Baptisia." Botanical Gazette 4 (1879): 129-132.] As it is rare in some parts of its range, it is protected by some state authorities: in Kentucky, yellow false indigo is threatened; in Maine, it is considered endangered. [USDA, NRCS. 2007. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 31 May 2007). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.] It prefers dry meadow and open woodland environments. ["Baptisia tinctoria". Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?Code=J500 (accessed May 24, 2007).]

The multiple bushy stems of "Baptisia tinctoria" reach 2 to 3 feet tall. The leaves are silver-green; each is divided into three leaflets about 1/2 inch long. The flowers are yellow and grow in spikes 1 1/2 to 3 inches long. [Citation
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first =James U.
author-link =James Underwood Crockett
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title =Wildflower Gardening
place=Alexandria, Virginia
publisher =Time-Life Books
year =1977
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The leaves are eaten by some lepidopteran caterpillars, for example the Io moth ("Automeris io").

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