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Baptisia tinctoria
horseflyweed, yellow wild indigo
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Baptisia tinctoria (L.) Vent.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fabales, Family Fabaceae, Genus Baptisia, Species Baptisia tinctoria


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:		ME: PE
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		CT: SNR; GA: SNR; MA: SNR; MD: SNR; ME: SH; NC: S4; NH: SNR; NJ: S5; NY: S4; PA: S5; TN: SNR; VA: S5; VT: SH; WV: S4
Evidence:		2 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Cape Cod National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fire Island National Seashore	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Shenandoah National Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	6/24/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 11:36:40 PM

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