''Baptisia'' (wild indigo, false indigo) is a
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in the
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,
. They are flowering
herbaceous
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s with pea-like flowers, followed by pods, which are sometimes inflated. They are
native
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to woodland and grassland in eastern and southern North America. The species most commonly found in cultivation is ''
B. australis''.
''Baptisia'' species are used as food plants by the
larva
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e of some
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species, including the jaguar flower moth, ''
Schinia jaguarina''.
Species
''Baptisia'' comprises the following species:
* ''
Baptisia alba''
(L.) Vent.—white wild indigo
** var. ''alba''
(L.) Vent.
** var. ''macrophylla''
(Larisey) Isely
* ''
Baptisia albescens
''Baptisia'' (wild indigo, false indigo) is a genus in the legume family, Fabaceae. They are flowering herbaceous perennial plants with pea-like flowers, followed by pods, which are sometimes inflated. They are native to woodland and grassland in ...
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Small
* ''
Baptisia arachnifera''
W.H. Duncan—cobwebby wild indigo, hairy rattleweed (limited to two counties in southeastern
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* ''
Baptisia australis''
(L.) R. Br.—blue false indigo, blue wild indigo
** var. ''australis''
(L.) R. Br.
** var. ''minor''
(Lehm.) Fernald
* ''
Baptisia bicolor''
Greenm. & Larisey
* ''
Baptisia bracteata''
Elliott—longbract wild indigo, Plains wild indigo
** var. ''bracteata''
Elliott
** var. ''glabrescens''
(Larisey) Isely
** var. ''laevicaulis''
(Canby) Isely
** var. ''leucophaea''
(Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi
* ''
Baptisia calycosa''
Canby—Florida wild indigo
** var. ''calycosa''
Canby
** var. ''villosa''
Canby
* ''
Baptisia cinerea''
(Raf.) Fernald & B.G. Schub.—grayhairy wild indigo
* ''
Baptisia deamii''
Larisey
* ''
Baptisia fragilis''
Larisey
* ''
Baptisia fulva''
Larisey
* ''
Baptisia intercalata''
Larisey
* ''
Baptisia intermedia
''Baptisia'' (wild indigo, false indigo) is a genus in the legume family, Fabaceae. They are flowering herbaceous perennial plants with pea-like flowers, followed by pods, which are sometimes inflated. They are native to woodland and grassland in ...
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Larisey
* ''
Baptisia lanceolata
''Baptisia'' (wild indigo, false indigo) is a genus in the legume family, Fabaceae. They are flowering herbaceous perennial plants with pea-like flowers, followed by pods, which are sometimes inflated. They are native to woodland and grassland in ...
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(Walter) Elliott—gopherweed (Georgia,
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** var. ''lanceolata''
(Walter) Elliott
** var. ''tomentosa''
(Larisey) Isely
* ''
Baptisia lecontei''
Torr. & A. Gray—pineland wild indigo
* ''
Baptisia macilenta''
Small ex Larisey
* ''
Baptisia megacarpa''
Torr. & A. Gray—Apalachicola wild indigo
* ''
Baptisia microphylla''
Nutt.
* ''
Baptisia nuttalliana''
Small—Nuttall's wild indigo
* ''
Baptisia perfoliata''
(L.) R. Br.—catbells
* ''
Baptisia pinetorum''
Larisey
* ''
Baptisia serenae''
M.A. Curtis
* ''
Baptisia simplicifolia''
Croom—scareweed
* ''
Baptisia sphaerocarpa''
Nutt.—yellow wild indigo, green wild indigo, round wild indigo
* ''
Baptisia stricta''
Larisey
* ''
Baptisia sulphurea''
Engelm.
* ''
Baptisia tinctoria
''Baptisia tinctoria'' (common names include yellow false indigo, wild indigo, wild-indigo and horseflyweed) is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to eastern North America.
Distribution and habitat
''Baptisia tinc ...
''
(L.) Vent.—rattleweed, wild indigo, horseflyweed, indigo-broom, yellow broom
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
* ''Baptisia auriculata''
Sweet
* ''Baptisia lupinoides''
Burb.
* ''Baptisia retusa''
Raf.
Hybrids
The following hybrids have been described:
* ''Baptisia'' ×''bushii''
Small
* ''Baptisia'' ×''variicolor''
Kosnik, ''et al''. (''Baptisia australis'' × ''Baptisia sphaerocarpa'')
See also
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Indigofera
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Description
Species of ''Indigofera'' are mo ...
''—true indigo
References
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Sophoreae
Fabaceae genera
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