Baptisia aberrans

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Species Distribution Map
Family:FABACEAE
Species:Baptisia aberrans (Larisey) Weakley
Common Name:Glade Wild Indigo; Blue Wild Indigo; Blue False Indigo
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Taxonomic Notes:

Baptisia aberrans is the only blue-flowered Baptisia in Alabama and the rarest of all species known in the state.  It is sufficiently distinct from B. australis (L.) R. Br. and B. minor Lehm. to warrant recognition at the species rank (see Weakley in Weakley et al 2018).--B. Keener
Status:Native, S1 (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyFABACEAE - Pea/Bean family
Genus Baptisia
Species Baptisia aberrans (Larisey) Weakley - Glade Wild Indigo; Blue Wild Indigo; Blue False Indigo

Citation

Citation Baptisia aberrans (Larisey) Weakley, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 12(1): 45. 2018.
Basionym: Baptisia minor var. aberrans Larisey 1940.
Type: USA: GEORGIA: Walker Co.: sandy roadside 8.5 mi. south fo Chickamauga, 24 Apr 1938, Pyron & McVaugh 2690 (holotype: MO).

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Baptisia australis var. aberrans Baptisia australis (Linnaeus) R. Brown var. aberrans (Larisey) M.G. Mendenhall, Phytologia 76(5): 383. 1994.Baptisia minor var. aberrans Larisey 1940. 
Baptisia minor var. aberrans Baptisia minor var. aberrans Larisey, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27(2): 206. 1940.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Bibb, Blount, Cherokee

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU127834 Cherokee 24 Apr 1986 Whetstone, R. David
15172		 JSU
Baptisia australis (Linnaeus) R. Brown var. aberrans (Larisey) M. Mendenhall
UNA00057724 Bibb 30 Apr 1994 Allison, James R.
8226		 UNA
Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. var. aberrans (Larisey) M.G. Mendenh.
JSU127833 Bibb 1 Sep 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9236		 JSU
Baptisia australis (Linnaeus) R. Brown var. aberrans (Larisey) M. Mendenhall
UWAL0035809 Blount 14 Sep 2013 Anderson, Kelly
485		 UWAL
Baptisia australis (L.) R.Brown var. australis
SAMF0001582 Bibb 27 Jun 2010 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4398		 SAMF
Baptisia australis (Linnaeus) R. Brown
ALNHS00002635 Bibb 9 May 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1355		 ALNHS
Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. var. aberrans (Larisey) M. Mendenhall
AUA000010586 Bibb 13 Jun 1993 Allison, James R.
7724		 AUA
Baptisia Australis (L.) R. Br. Ex Ait. F. Var. Aberrans (Larisey) M. Mendenhall
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