Baptisia lanceolata | |
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In the George L. Smith State Park, Georgia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Baptisia |
Species: | B. lanceolata
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Binomial name | |
Baptisia lanceolata | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Baptisia lanceolata, the gopherweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to the US states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.[1] A perennial reaching 3 ft (1 m), it is found in dry sandy areas such as the Carolina sand hills and open piney woodlands such as the longleaf pine ecosystem.[2] It has bright yellow pea like flowers which attract insect pollinators and bees.[3] The Latin specific epithet lanceolata refers to the shape of the foliage.[3]
The following varieties are accepted:[1]