Herbs to 1 m, glabrous. Leaves sessile or subsessile; stipules absent or caducous; leaflet 1, blade ovate to broadly ovate. Racemes 15–25-flowered, ter­minal, bracteate, bracts persis­tent. Pedicels 3–4 mm. Flowers 14–17 mm; calyx 5–6 mm, glabrous; corolla pale yellow, 12–15 mm. Legumes ascending, lanceoloid, 10–12 × 6–8 mm, beaks attenuate, woody. Seeds 2–6. 2n = 18.

Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Longleaf pine or palmetto-pine flatlands, heavy, silty-clay soils.
Elevation: 10–20 m.

Distribution

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Fla.

Discussion

Baptisia simplicifolia is known from the eastern region of the Florida panhandle.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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