Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Baptisia cinerea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may find it helpful to read The Genus Baptisia in South Carolina by Bill Stringer.
What makes this plant unique is that after death in the fall, the entire plant turns gray to light brown and remains above ground into the winter, becoming a "tumbleweed" at times when the base of the dead stem breaks off. Learn more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
For an in-depth treatment, peruse A monograph of the genus Baptisia (Larisey, 1940).
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Baptisia cinerea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-09-003:
Baptisia cinerea FAMILY Fabaceae
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Wild Indigo, Gray-hairy Wild Indigo
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Baptisia cinerea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Baptisia cinerea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-09-003:
Baptisia cinerea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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