Baptisia nuttalliana Small

Nuttall's wild indigo (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Baptisia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.75-1.35m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 1.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 10
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Baptisia nuttalliana leaf picture by McKaila Stafford (cc-by-sa)
Baptisia nuttalliana leaf picture by McKaila Stafford (cc-by-sa)
Baptisia nuttalliana leaf picture by Deedra Alexander (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Baptisia nuttalliana fruit picture by McKaila Stafford (cc-by-sa)
Baptisia nuttalliana fruit picture by McKaila Stafford (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Baptisia nuttalliana world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:29320-2
WFO ID wfo-0000163891
COL ID KLQH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Baptisia nuttalliana Baptisia nuculifera Baptisia confusa Baptisia texana Baptisia lanceolata var. texana Baptisia lanceolata var. uniflora