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Baptisia uniflora

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Baptisia lanceolata, the gopherweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the US states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. 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. It has bright yellow pea like flowers which attract insect pollinators and bees. The Latin specific epithet lanceolata refers to the shape of the foliage.

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Family
Fabaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Baptisia uniflora
Slug
baptisia-uniflora
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Baptisia
Species
uniflora
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
28

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