Baptisia lecontei


Baptisia lecontei, commonly referred to as pineland wild indigo or Le Conte's wild indigo, is a species of perennial flowering plant native to the U.S. southeast coastal plain in the states of Florida and Georgia.

Habitat

It occurs in sandy, fire-dependent pine habitats of the southeast including longleaf pine sandhill and pine flatwoods.

Conservation

The species is considered rare in Georgia. In Florida, it is considered more common, sometimes locally abundant to the point of being weedy.