Baptisia lecontei Torr. & A.Gray is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Baptisia lecontei Torr. & A.Gray

Baptisia lecontei Torr. & A.Gray

Baptisia lecontei is a perennial flowering plant native to the U.S. southeast coastal plain, found in sandy fire-dependent pine habitats.

Family
Genus
Baptisia
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Baptisia lecontei Torr. & A.Gray

Baptisia lecontei Torr. & A.Gray, commonly known as pineland wild indigo or Le Conte's wild indigo, is a species of perennial flowering plant. It is native to the U.S. southeast coastal plain, where it grows in the states of Florida and Georgia. This plant can be found in sandy, fire-dependent pine habitats of the southeastern United States, including longleaf pine sandhill and pine flatwoods.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Baptisia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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