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Baptisia alba

(L.) Vent.

Prairie False Indigo

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145327
Element CodePDFAB0G010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusBaptisia
Other Common Names
White Wild Indigo (EN) white 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
This record is for the broad treatment of Baptisia alba including B. alba var. macrophylla, as recognized in Kartesz (1994, 1999). Weakley et al. (2023) exclude that variety as the distinct species Baptisia lactea.
Conservation Status
Review Date1997-02-25
Change Date1997-02-25
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MississippiSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
IndianaS4Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
OhioSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
North CarolinaS2Yes
FloridaS3Yes
MichiganSNRYes
South CarolinaS4Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (3)
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
References (3)
  1. 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.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  3. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.