Blue Wild Indigo
Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. - Pea familySize
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly)
Larval Species depending on Blue Wild Indigo: Callophrys irus, Erynnis baptisiae
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.