Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br.

Summary

Genus:

Baptisia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Thermopsideae

Nomen number:

6490

Place of publication:

W. T. Aiton, Hortus kew. ed. 2, 3:6. 1811 (É. P. Ventenat, Dec. gen. nov. 9. 1808, nom. inval.)

Comment:

Ventenat did not make this combination, he cited Sophora tinctoria L. under Baptisia
the generic treatment and species description in Hortus kewensis is attributed to "Brown mss." so he is the author of the name fide Melbourne ICN Art. 46 Ex. 23

Verified:

07/14/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Sophora tinctoria L.

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Reference(s)

Beetle, A. A. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31. 1970
Burrill, T. J. & R. Hansen. 1917. Is symbiosis possible between legume bacteria and non-legume plants? Bull. Illinois Agric. Exp. Sta. 202:115-181.
Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
Foster, S. & J. A. Duke. A field guide to medicinal plants: Eastern/Central North America, 2nd ed. 2000
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Isely, D. 1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoideae: tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, and Loteae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(3):87.
Isely, D. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii). 1998
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Kindscher, K. Medicinal wild plants of the prairie: an ethnobotanical guide. 1992
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Lyke, J. Appendix D. Medicinal plants native to the United States: indicators of rarity and threat. 2001
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
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Scoggan, H. J. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. 1978-1979
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Webster's third new international dictionary. 1961

Common names

English
horseflyweed –
indigo-broom –
rattleweed –
wild indigo –
yellow wild indigo –
yellow-broom –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
2	Cultivated

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Wisconsin]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Materials	tannin/dyestuff	Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Medicines	folklore	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=6490. Accessed 31 May 2026.