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''Baptisia lecontei'' uses tumbleweed dispersal, a type of long-distance dispersal mechanism by which means the whole or a part of the plant serves to disperse seeds by being blown into the wind.<ref>Pijl 1972 cited by Mehlman 1993, more citation needed.</ref> Mehlman observe that ''B. lecontei'' could be found over 50 meters away from where it originated, evidently by wind dispersal <ref name="Mehlman 1993">Mehlman, D. (1993). "Tumbleweed dispersal in Florida sandhill Baptisia (Fabaceae)." Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 120: 60-63.</ref> | ''Baptisia lecontei'' uses tumbleweed dispersal, a type of long-distance dispersal mechanism by which means the whole or a part of the plant serves to disperse seeds by being blown into the wind.<ref>Pijl 1972 cited by Mehlman 1993, more citation needed.</ref> Mehlman observe that ''B. lecontei'' could be found over 50 meters away from where it originated, evidently by wind dispersal <ref name="Mehlman 1993">Mehlman, D. (1993). "Tumbleweed dispersal in Florida sandhill Baptisia (Fabaceae)." Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 120: 60-63.</ref> | ||
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| Photo by John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae |
| Genus: | Baptisia |
| Species: | B. lecontei |
| Binomial name | |
| Baptisia lecontei Torr. & A. Gray | |
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| Natural range of Baptisia lecontei from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common Name: pineland wild indigo
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
Baptisia lecontei is a bushy herb from a solitary stem, with knotty roots (FSU Herbarium).
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
B. lecontei requires open areas and strong, consistent winds for seed dispersal.[1] It also prefers higher light levels and moist to dry sandy soils like loamy sand and loose sand (FSU Herbarium). It is found in longleaf pine-oak sandhill communities, shrub oak ridges, and pine flatwoods (FSU Herbarium). However, it can also be found in certain disturbed habitats such as power line corridors, roadsides, railways, and cleared areas (FSU Herbarium).
Associated species include Pinus palutris, Cuthbertia rosea, Quercus laevis, Q. marilandica, Q. geminata, Q. falcata, Q. incana, Prunus serotina, P. umbellata, Disopyros virginiana, RHus copallina, Vaccinium arboreum, V. stamineum, Rubus cunefolius, and others (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
This species has been observed flowering from April through July, and fruiting from June through August (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Baptisia lecontei uses tumbleweed dispersal, a type of long-distance dispersal mechanism by which means the whole or a part of the plant serves to disperse seeds by being blown into the wind.[2] Mehlman observe that B. lecontei could be found over 50 meters away from where it originated, evidently by wind dispersal [1]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R.K. Godfrey, Richard D. Houk, John K. Small, George R. Cooley, Leonard J. Brass, Robert Kral, Mabel Kral, Walter S. Judd, Paul Kalaz, Steve L. Orzell, Edwin L. Bridges, S. W. Leonard, Allen G. Shuey, A. H. Curtiss, Grady W. Reinert, W. Wilson Baker, Richard D. Houk, and A. F. Clewell. States and Counties: Florida: Wakulla, Suwannee, Clay, Columbia, Bay, Gilchrist, Leon, Hernando, Marion, Franklin, Lake, De Soto, Duval, and Dixie. Georgia: Brantley, Brooks, Lowndes, and Lanier.
