Fabaceae

Horseflyweed

Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R.Br.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Baptisia

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Horseflyweed (Baptisia tinctoria) — FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Horseflyweed

Synonyms

Baptisia gibbesii Small
Baptisia tinctoria var. crebra Fernald
Baptisia tinctoria var. gibbesii (Small) Fernald
Baptisia tinctoria var. tinctoria
Podalyria tinctoria (L.) Lam.
Sophora tinctoria L.

Flowers

Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Schultz, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mason Brock, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: QqrqQ, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Francis Groeters, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: slizotte1013, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: QqrqQ, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Mirko Schoenitz, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.