Scientific Name
Baptisia australis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.
Park
Great Falls Park (GRFA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
blue wild indigo
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Plantae |
Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
Superdivision | Embryophyta |
Division | Tracheophyta |
Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Superorder | Rosanae |
Order | Fabales |
Family | Fabaceae |
Genus | Baptisia |
Species | Baptisia australis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton, 2007
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Fleming, 1993
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton, 2007
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Fleming, 1993: G57S2
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
SDK - I&M Office per instructions from Sybil Hood
Created Date
12/23/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
NFinney@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
3/8/2016 6:25:29 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Fleming, 1993: Reported from Great Falls Park to Division of Natural Heritage in 1991; from Madeira, deposited at George Mason University in 1981. Found close to the river, south of the falls, on the high bedrock terrace, rocky bluffs and in the sandy coves. A large colony found close to the river, north of the falls, in the bedrock floodplain./, Park Species Data Source: Grimshaw, 1973; Fleming, 1993;
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