Baptisia bracteata Elliott

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Baptisia bracteata Elliott

  • Description

    Species Description - Plants 4–8 dm, pubescent throughout; stipules persistent, foliaceous, lanceolate, those of the lower lvs to 4 cm, the upper gradually reduced; petioles 2–5 mm; lfls oblanceolate, the larger ones to 8 cm; raceme usually solitary, ± declined, 1–2 dm, secund; bracts persistent, lanceolate or oblong, 1–3 cm, reticulately veined; pedicels 1.5–4 cm; fls pale yellow to nearly white, 20–28 mm; pods ellipsoid, 3–5 cm, pubescent, tapering to a conspicuous beak. Prairies and open upland woods; s. Mich. to se. Minn. and w. Neb., s. to Miss. and Tex.; e. Ala. to S.C. and w. N.C. May, June. our plants are var. glabrescens (Larisey) Isely. (B. leucophaea) The more southeastern var. bracteata has longer petioles, commonly 4–10 mm.

  • Common Names

    Plains wild indigo