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Baptisia tinctoria (L.) Vent.

Horseflyweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Baptisia

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1.2 m high and spreads 60 cm wide. across. It in mush branched. The leaves are like clover leaves. They are 8 cm across. The flower stalks arch over and are 10 cm long. They are small, yellow and like pea flowers.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.55
Mature height (meter) 0.9
Root system fibrous-root tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows in well-drained sandy soil. It does best in a sunny position. It suits hardiness zones 4-9.
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Dry soils in open woods and clearings.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity 1-4
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 4-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

The young shoots are cooked and eaten. The roots are used in medicine.
Uses dye environmental use material medicinal
Edible leaves shoots
Therapeutic use Toothache (root), Dermatological Aid (root), Gynecological Aid (root), Gastrointestinal Aid (root), Orthopedic Aid (root), Antihemorrhagic (root), Kidney Aid (root), Venereal Aid (root), Antiemetic (unspecified), Cathartic (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Gynecological Aid (unspecified), Antirheumatic (Internal) (unspecified), Liver Aid (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Orthopedic Aid (unspecified), Unspecified (unspecified), Antihemorrhagic (unspecified), Kidney Aid (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Venereal Aid (unspecified), Antiseptic (unspecified), Bruise (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Poultice (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Typhus (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Sore(Throat) (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from ripe seed or by division.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 10
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Baptisia tinctoria habit picture by tufty_jam_bean (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Baptisia tinctoria leaf picture by Dave Hannon (cc-by-sa)
Baptisia tinctoria leaf picture by Shirley Hutcherson (cc-by-sa)
Baptisia tinctoria leaf picture by Shirley Hutcherson (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Baptisia tinctoria fruit picture by Vetmohn (cc-by-sa)
Baptisia tinctoria fruit picture by tufty_jam_bean (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Baptisia tinctoria world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:29302-2
WFO ID wfo-0000179156
COL ID KLQY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Baptisia gibbesii Sophora tinctoria Podalyria tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria var. crebra Baptisia tinctoria var. gibbesii Baptisia tinctoria var. tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria
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