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12-22-2016

Baptisia arachnifera

Baptisia arachnifera NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.Baptisia arachnifera, commonly known as hairy rattleweedcobwebby wild indigohairy wild indigo, and hairy false indigo, is an endangered species of flowering plant in the legume family. Its native habitat is limited to sandy soils in pinewoods along the coastal plain of the U.S. state of Georgia.

ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Baptisia arachnifera is a perennial that grows to a height of forty to eighty centimeters and is “covered with grayish-white, cobwebby hairs”. Blue-green, simple leaves are alternate and heart-shaped. They range in size from 2–6 cm long by 1.5–5 cm wide

Detailed information
Full Name: Hairy rattleweed (Baptisia arachnifera)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 05/27/1978 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Hairy rattleweed, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Georgia
  • US Counties in which the Hairy rattleweed, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Federal register documents
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Hairy rattleweed.
Date
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Plan Action Status
Plan Status
03/19/1984 Hairy Rattleweed (=Wild Indigo) View Implementation Progress Final
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Plan Action Status
Plan Status
03/19/1984 Hairy Rattleweed (=Wild Indigo) View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
07/26/2005 70 FR 43171 43173 5-Year Review of 13 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review
Date
Title
12/01/2011 Hairy Rattleweed (Baptisia arachnifera) 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation
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