Horseflyweed

Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Root Depth: 16 inches

Growth Form: Single Crown

Growth Rate: Moderate

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Summer

Seasonal Growth: Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Horseflyweed: Agonopterix lecontella, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Automeris io io, Callophrys irus, Erynnis baptisiae, Grapholita tristrigana, Papaipema baptisiae, Uresiphita reversalis

Native Range

USA: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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.