Baptisia albescens

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:FABACEAE
Species:Baptisia albescens Small
Common Name:Spiked Wild Indigo; Narrow Pod White Wild Indigo
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:**
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Spiked Wild Indigo is a native herbaceous perennial in the Bean family (Fabaceae). It occurs in the eastern-most counties of Alabama along the Georgia state line. Spiked Wild Indigo grows in open pine or pine-oak woodlands, in forest clearings, and on roadsides and roadside banks. It usually occurs on drier sites than White Wild Indigo (Baptisia alba (Linnaeus) Ventenat). Spiked Wild Indigo is a perennial from a crown with tough rope-like roots. One or more stems emerges from each crown. The stems are 2-3 feet in height, green or purplish in color, and sparsely pubescent becoming glabrous. The stems are often glaucous. The stems are freely branched above the middle. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, trifoliate, and glabrous. The leaflets are narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate in outline, glabrous, with entire margins. Flowers are produced in an erect terminal raceme. The flowers are stalked, papilionaceous, and white in color. The standard petal is marked with dark purple in its center. The fruit is a tan inflated legume. The fruit is cylindrical in outline and about 3× as long as the diameter. Spiked Wild Indigo is sometimes available from native plant nurseries. It prefers a sunny location and is not particular about soil type. It can be used as a specimen plant or at the back of a perennial bed.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyFABACEAE - Pea/Bean family
Genus Baptisia
Species Baptisia albescens Small - Spiked Wild Indigo; Narrow Pod White Wild Indigo

Citation

Citation Baptisia albescens Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 600, 1331. 1903.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: GEORGIA: Bibb Co.: Macon, 18-24 May 1895, Small s.n. (holotype: NY?).

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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Barbour, Bullock, Henry, Houston, Lee, Randolph, Russell

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1998 - 1998

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0031331 Randolph 11 May 2011 England, J. Kevin
2868		 UWAL
Baptisia albescens Small
UWAL0033032 Henry 17 Apr 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27333		 UWAL
Baptisia albescens Small
JSU127832 Lee 11 Jul 1978 Kral, Robert
62292a		 JSU
Baptisia albescens Small
TROY000004883 Barbour 05 May 2001 Martin, Brian H.
1053		 TROY
Baptisia albescens Small
TROY000050756 Randolph 11 May 2011 England, J. Kevin
2868		 TROY
Baptisia albescens Small
TROY000043775 Henry 17 Apr 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27333		 TROY
Baptisia albescens Small
TROY000032660 Barbour 26 Apr 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21985		 TROY
Baptisia albescens Small
UWAL0005649 Barbour 26 Apr 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21985		 UWAL
Baptisia albescens Small
TROY000018933 Barbour 04 May 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19194		 TROY
Baptisia albescens Small
AUA000010570 Houston 25 May 1971 Moore, Harold D.
1165		 AUA
Baptisia Albescens Small
AUA000010576 Russell 6 May 1954 Rausch, R.A.
 AUA
Baptisia Albescens Small
AUA000010566 Barbour 25 Apr 1992 Diamond, Alvin R.
8171		 AUA
Baptisia Albescens Small
AUA000010585 Russell 1 May 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9122		 AUA
Baptisia Albescens Small
ALNHS00000590 Bullock 05 May 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#278		 ALNHS
Baptisia albescens Small
TROY000030698 Houston 25 May 1971 Moore, Harold D.
1165		 TROY
Baptisia albescens Small
UNA00045951 Barbour 27 May 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11286		 UNA
Baptisia albescens Small
TROY000043777 Henry 17 Apr 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27331		 TROY
Baptisia albescens Small
UWAL0047704 Randolph 21 May 2010 England, J. Kevin
2404		 UWAL
Baptisia albescens Small
UWAL0033030 Henry 17 Apr 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27331		 UWAL
Baptisia albescens Small
AUA000010571 Lee 4 Apr 1961 Smith, Jr., O.D.
 AUA
Baptisia Albescens Small
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