On 30/06/2013 06:03, Farm1 wrote:

Yes, I just read the other response and that has me very excited. I need
some of that plant. Wonder why it's got the 'australis' on the end of a
native American plant?

Used as a specific name, "australis" simply means "southern". It is a
latin term. You will probably be familiar with the "Aurora Borealis",
or "Northern lights". On the other side of the equator, they are known
as "Aurora Australis" - the "Southern lights".

I would guess there were other Baptisias which were discovered first,
and were found further north than Baptisia australis.

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Jeff