Baptisia australis

Common names: Blue Sophora

Genus: Sophora

Species: Sophora australis

Class: Decandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Baptisia

Modern Species: Baptisia australis

Modern Family: Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae. Also placed in: Papilionaceae.

Plant Type: perennial

Season: Begins to flower in June.

Native Region: Carolina

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum