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Baptisia ×fulva

Scientific Name: Baptisia ×fulva

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Baptisia × fulva

Baptisia × fulva, also known as wild indigo or false indigo, is a hybrid species within the Baptisia genus.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Baptisia × fulva Larisey
  • Common Names: Wild indigo, False indigo
  • Family: Fabaceae (Legume family)
  • Rank: Hybrid
  • Synonyms: None explicitly mentioned, but note the variety Baptisia × fulva Larisey alba perfoliata
  • Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 192871

Distribution and Habitat

Information regarding the specific distribution and habitat of Baptisia × fulva can be found on Discover Life.

Related Species

The Baptisia genus includes several other species, such as:

  • Baptisia alba
  • Baptisia arachnifera
  • Baptisia australis
  • Baptisia × bicolor
  • Baptisia bracteata
  • Baptisia × bushii
  • Baptisia calycosa
  • Baptisia cinerea
  • Baptisia × deamii
  • Baptisia deamii
  • Baptisia elliptica
  • Baptisia fragilis
  • Baptisia gibbesii
  • Baptisia intercalata
  • Baptisia sphaerocarpa
  • Baptisia tinctoria

Further Information

For additional details, consult the following resources:

  • The Plant List
  • International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
  • New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) Virtual Herbarium
  • Mary Maxine Larisey's "A Monograph of the Genus Baptisia" (1940), published in the Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 27: 119-244 (p. 143-144)
  • Gymnosperms.org (for phylogeny and nomenclature)
  • PlantSystematics.org
  • DiversityOfLife.org