Baptisia bracteata

Baptisia bracteata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Baptisia
Species: B. bracteata
Binomial name
Baptisia bracteata
Elliot

Baptisia bracteata, otherwise known as longbract wild indigo,[1] long-bract wild indigo, long-bracted wild indigo, or cream false indigo, is a perennial herbaceous plant that is native to the central and eastern United States.[1] It is one of the earliest blooming species of Baptisia, beginning to bloom in March in certain areas of the United States.[2] The bloom color ranges from white to creamy yellow.[3] The flower clusters (racemes) spread out sideways or sprawl across the ground, unlike most other Baptisia species, which have vertical racemes. The flowers are visited by bumblebees.[3] The caterpillars of several skippers eat the leaves, including the wild indigo duskywing and hoary edge. The plant is poisonous to mammalian herbivores.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Baptisia bracteata". USDA Plants. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Baptisia (False or Wild Indigo)". Clemson University, Cooperative Extension. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  3. 1 2 "Baptisia bracteata". Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  4. ↑ Hilty, John (2016). "Cream Wild Indigo (Baptisia bracteata)". Illinois Wildflowers.
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