''Baptisia'' (wild indigo, false indigo) is a

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, Fabaceae. They are flowering

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s with pea-like flowers, followed by pods, which are sometimes inflated. They are

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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

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Species

''Baptisia'' comprises the following species: * ''

Baptisia alba ''Baptisia alba'', commonly called white wild indigo or white false indigo, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family Fabaceae. It is native in central and eastern North America. The plant is typically tall, but can be taller, with wh ...

'' (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 (biology), family, Fabaceae. They are flowering herbaceous plant, herbaceous perennial plants with pea-like flowers, followed by pods, which are sometimes inflated. They are ...

'' Small * '' Baptisia arachnifera'' W.H. Duncan—cobwebby wild indigo, hairy rattleweed (limited to two counties in southeastern

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Baptisia australis ''Baptisia australis'', commonly known as blue wild indigo or blue false indigo, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae (legumes). It is a perennial herb native to much of central and eastern North America and is particularly common in the ...

'' (L.) R. Br.—blue false indigo, blue wild indigo ** var. ''australis'' (L.) R. Br. ** var. ''minor'' (Lehm.) Fernald * ''

Baptisia bicolor ''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 i ...

'' Greenm. & Larisey * ''

Baptisia bracteata ''Baptisia bracteata'', otherwise known as longbract wild indigo, long-bract wild indigo, long-bracted wild indigo, plains wild indigo, cream false indigo, or cream wild indigo, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the '' Fabaceae'' (bean) family t ...

'' 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 ''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 i ...

'' Canby—Florida wild indigo ** var. ''calycosa'' Canby ** var. ''villosa'' Canby * ''

Baptisia cinerea ''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 i ...

'' (Raf.) Fernald & B.G. Schub.—grayhairy wild indigo * ''

Baptisia deamii ''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 i ...

'' Larisey * ''

Baptisia fragilis ''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 i ...

'' Larisey * ''

Baptisia fulva ''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 i ...

'' Larisey * ''

Baptisia intercalata ''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 i ...

'' 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 i ...

'' 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 i ...

'' (Walter) Elliott—gopherweed (Georgia,

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) ** var. ''lanceolata'' (Walter) Elliott ** var. ''tomentosa'' (Larisey) Isely * ''

Baptisia lecontei ''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 ...

'' Torr. & A. Gray—pineland wild indigo * ''

Baptisia macilenta ''Baptisia'' (wild indigo, false indigo) is a genus in the legume family (biology), family, Fabaceae. They are flowering herbaceous plant, herbaceous perennial plants with pea-like flowers, followed by pods, which are sometimes inflated. They are ...

'' Small ex Larisey * '' Baptisia megacarpa'' Torr. & A. Gray—Apalachicola wild indigo * ''

Baptisia microphylla ''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 ...

'' Nutt. * ''

Baptisia nuttalliana ''Baptisia nuttalliana'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Baptisia perfoliata ''Baptisia perfoliata'', the catbells, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the US states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. A perennial reaching , its yellow flowers appear in July and August. ...

'' (L.) R. Br.—catbells * '' Baptisia pinetorum'' Larisey * ''

Baptisia serenae ''Baptisia'' (wild indigo, false indigo) is a genus in the legume family (biology), family, Fabaceae. They are flowering herbaceous plant, herbaceous perennial plants with pea-like flowers, followed by pods, which are sometimes inflated. They are ...

'' M.A. Curtis * ''

Baptisia simplicifolia ''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 ...

'' Croom—scareweed * ''

Baptisia sphaerocarpa ''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 ...

'' Nutt.—yellow wild indigo, green wild indigo, round wild indigo * ''

Baptisia stricta ''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 ...

'' Larisey * ''

Baptisia sulphurea ''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 ...

'' 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 tin ...

'' (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'')

References

* * Sophoreae Fabaceae genera {{Sophoreae-stub

Species

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

Hybrids

See also

References