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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Baptisia arachnifera
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Baptisia arachnifera
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Baptisia arachnifera
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Baptisia arachnifera
COMMON NAME:
Hairy Rattleweed, Hairy Wild Indigo
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmbarachnifera_wl
April
Unmistakable for its simple leaves & dense "cobwebby" pubescence, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Baptisia arachnifera
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Baptisia arachnifera
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Baptisia arachnifera
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Baptisia arachnifera
2405
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
4-5 toothed or lobed calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p061
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p031
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p188