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Baptisia tinctoria
wild indigo
Shenandoah National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

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

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


Park Tags:
Habitat - Meadow
Habitat - Xeric forest
Habitat - Rock outcrop
Life Form - Herb


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 6 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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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
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	11/4/2021

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 1:50:43 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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