Baptisia bracteata

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

Family:	FABACEAE
Species:	Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott
Common Name:	Long Bract Wild Indigo; Cream Wild Indigo.
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	FABACEAE - Pea/Bean family
Genus	Baptisia
Species	Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott - Long Bract Wild Indigo; Cream Wild Indigo.

Citation

Citation	Baptisia bracteata Muhlenberg ex Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1(5): 469. 1817.
Basionym:	**
Type:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, DeKalb, Etowah, Jefferson, Lee, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1948 - 1987

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
JSU151662	Cleburne	12 May 1983	Bussey, Melanie G. 657	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
JSU151672	Talladega	09 May 1973	Whetstone, R. David RDW-1025	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
JSU151656	Cherokee	07 May 1974	Atkinson, Tim A. 183	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
UNA00016170	St. Clair	09 Apr 1977	Bradshaw, Dwight K. 81	UNA Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell. var. bracteata
JSU151667	Cleburne	18 May 1972	Whetstone, R. David RDW-184	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
NY02560973	Talladega	28 May 1978	Robert Kral 53097	NY Baptisia bracteata Elliott
JSU145757	Calhoun	11 Sep 1992	Hutchinson, Francine 940	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
ALNHS00007253	Cherokee	21 Jul 2021	Barger, T. Wayne SP#5602	ALNHS Baptisia bracteata Muhl.
AUA000010593	Cleburne	3 May 1957	Adams, W.H.	AUA Baptisia Bracteata Muhl. Ex Willd.
JSU151660	Clay	02 Jun 1983	Bussey, Melanie G. 676	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
JSU151664	Cleburne	07 May 1981	Whetstone, R. David 10704	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
AUA000010600	Clay	24 Apr 1963	Rogers, Ken E.	AUA Baptisia Bracteata Muhl. Ex Willd. Var. Bracteata
JSU151654	Calhoun	03 Jul 1999	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10657	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
UWAL0034023	Clay	26 Apr 2015	Keener, Brian R. 8813	UWAL Baptisia bracteata Elliott
JSU145984	Calhoun	08 Oct 1993	Hutchinson, Francine 2119	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
UNA00016173	Clay	30 Apr 1987	Haynes, Robert R. 9054	UNA Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell. var. bracteata
JSU151655	Cherokee	16 May 1972	Whetstone, R. David RDW-185	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
JSU151663	Cleburne	18 Jun 1983	Bussey, Melanie G. 741	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
JSU151658	Clay	21 Apr 1995	Ballard, J. Mark 5478	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
JSU151673	Talladega	09 May 1980	Whetstone, R. David 9995	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
JSU151659	Clay	01 May 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 1691	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
UNA00016172	Calhoun	07 May 1979	Haynes, Robert R. 7123	UNA Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell. var. bracteata
AUA000010595	DeKalb	9 May 1959	Beckert, Heino	AUA Baptisia Bracteata Muhl. Ex Willd.
UNA00016168	Etowah	01 May 1948	Harper, Roland M. 4053	UNA Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell. var. bracteata
UNA00068704	Coosa	28 Apr 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4348	UNA Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell. var. bracteata
AUA000010596	DeKalb	9 May 1959	Adcock, Larry W.	AUA Baptisia Bracteata Muhl. Ex Willd.
JSU151661	Cleburne	07 May 1981	Whetstone, R. David 10704	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
TROY000019114	Coosa	28 Apr 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4348	TROY Baptisia bracteata Elliott var. bracteata
AUA000010591	Cleburne	30 Apr 1968	O'Neal, Judy	AUA Baptisia Bracteata Muhl. Ex Willd.
JSU151671	Etowah	01 May 1998	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10502	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
JSU151651	Calhoun	01 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 183	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
JSU151668	Cleburne	12 Apr 1994	Hruska, Susan E. 118	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
AUA000010594	DeKalb	30 Apr 1966	Searcy, James W.	AUA Baptisia Bracteata Muhl. Ex Willd.
JSU151652	Calhoun	15 Jun 1982	Whetstone, R. David 11338	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
TROY000019112	Cherokee	16 May 1972	Whetstone, R. David 185	TROY Baptisia bracteata Elliott
JSU151653	Calhoun	06 May 1982	Whetstone, R. David 10951	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
UNA00024034	Talladega	26 Apr 1953	Williams, B.C. s.n.	UNA Baptisia bracteata Muhl. Ex Ell. Var. bracteata
AUA000010590	Cleburne	2 May 1969	Gregory, J.M. 66	AUA Baptisia Bracteata Muhl. Ex Willd.
JSU151646	Calhoun	09 May 1979	Roswell, Terry s.n.	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
TROY000019113	Chilton	16 Jun 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15467	TROY Baptisia bracteata Elliott
JSU151669	Cleburne	04 May 1994	Hruska, Susan E. 139	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
AUA000010599	Talladega	15 Apr 1994	Hilton, Jarel L. 159	AUA Baptisia Bracteata Muhl. Ex Willd.
JSU151650	Calhoun	15 Jun 1982	Whetstone, R. David 11338	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
TROY000048370	Clay	26 Aug 2015	Keener, Brian R. 8813	TROY Baptisia bracteata Elliott
UWAL0018748	Cherokee	23 Apr 1990	Kral, Robert 77350	UWAL Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell.
JSU151657	Cherokee	18 Apr 1977	Kral, Robert 59723	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
AUA000010588	Calhoun	25 Apr 1969	Kral, Robert 34441	AUA Baptisia Bracteata Muhl. Ex Willd.
AUA000010601	Lee	27 Apr 1957	Davis, Donald E.	AUA Baptisia Bracteata Muhl. Ex Willd. Var. Bracteata
ALNHS00003159	Cleburne	7 May 2015	Barger, T. Wayne SP#1647	ALNHS Baptisia bracteata Muhl.
JSU151665	Cleburne	06 May 1967	Harris, N.D. s.n.	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
UWAL0006770	Coosa	28 Apr 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4348	UWAL Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell. var. bracteata
JSU151649	Calhoun		Clonts, Jerry A. s.n.	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
AUA000010589	Cleburne	2 May 1970	Williams, Ann 118	AUA Baptisia Bracteata Muhl. Ex Willd.
TROY000019111	Calhoun	18 Apr 2006	Hansen, Curtis J. 2099	TROY Baptisia bracteata Elliott
JSU151676	Shelby	04 Apr 1993	Whetstone, R. David 16293	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
UWAL0006771	Cleburne	08 Apr 2007	Keener, Brian R. 3467	UWAL Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell. var. bracteata
AUA000010592	Cleburne	10 Apr 1967	Gray, Bill	AUA Baptisia Bracteata Muhl. Ex Willd.
JSU151670	Etowah	16 Apr 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 1172	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
UWAL0050380	Calhoun	18 Apr 2006	Hansen, Curtis J. 2099	UWAL Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell.
JSU151647	Calhoun	02 May 1968	Horton, Sandy s.n.	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
JSU151648	Calhoun	01 May 1969	Cobb, Peggy s.n.	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
UWAL0034650	Cleburne	23 Apr 1990	Kral, Robert 77380	UWAL Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell.
JSU151666	Cleburne	12 May 1980	Whetstone, R. David 10120	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
JSU151675	Talladega	24 May 1992	Ballard, J. Mark 100	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
AUA000024348	Calhoun	18 Apr 2006	Hansen, Curtis J. 2099	AUA Baptisia Bracteata Muhl. Ex Willd.
JSU151674	Talladega	10 Apr 1994	Ballard, J. Mark 3515	JSU Baptisia bracteata Elliott
ALNHS00007296	Coosa	7 Apr 2019	Barger, T. Wayne SP#4353	ALNHS Baptisia bracteata Muhl.
SAMF0001583	Shelby	24 Apr 2002	Bowles, Mollie E. 28	SAMF Baptisia bracteata Elliott
AUA000010598	Jefferson	15 Apr 1965	Wright, Larry	AUA Baptisia Bracteata Muhl. Ex Willd.
ALNHS00006808	Cleburne	13 Apr 2020	Barger, T. Wayne SP#5137	ALNHS Baptisia bracteata Muhl. Ex Ell.
TROY000019309	Cherokee	25 Apr 2007	Barger, T. Wayne 25	TROY Baptisia bracteata Elliott
AUA000010597	DeKalb	9 May 1959	Dorough, Wyman	AUA Baptisia Bracteata Muhl. Ex Willd.

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Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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Baptisia bracteata

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