NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Baptisia australis var. aberrans [= Baptisia aberrans]

Scientific Name:	Baptisia australis var. aberrans [= Baptisia aberrans]
Genus:	Baptisia
Species Epithet:	australis var. aberrans
Common Name:	Eastern Prairie Blue Wild Indigo, Glade Wild Indigo
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Fabaceae (Legume Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	3-6 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Blue
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry, Moist
Bloom Time:	April, May
Growing Area:	Piedmont
Habitat Description:	Glades, barrens, and open woodlands over limestone (or other calcareous rocks) and diabase (or other mafic rocks), in areas that were formerly prairies, barrens, glades, or oak savannas. Rare in NC piedmont.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Compound
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Important for Wildlife
Landscape Value:	Recommended and Available
State Rank:	S2: Imperiled ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G_T_: Subspecies or Variety Rank (add status to NOTES section) ^(*Key)
State Status:	^(*Key)
Notes:	Global Rank G5T2.
Flowers in May Garden in Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Close-up of flower Garden in Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record NC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/baptisia-australis/ Vascular Plants of NC: https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php [Baptisia aberrans] https://nc.audubon.org/700

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