Baptisia Ventenat. Wild Indigo.
A genus of about 20 species (and additional infraspecific taxa), perennial herbs, of temperate e. and c. North America.
ID notes: Many of our species hybridize when they grow in proximity; these hybrids are generally recognizable (especially in context with their parents) by their intermediate morphology. Many additional hybrids have been created by plant breeders and may be found in cultivation.
Ref: Isely (1981); Isely (1998); Larisey (1940a); Mendenhall (1994a); Mendenhall (1994b); Turner (2006a); Turner (2023b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023a); Weakley (2018) In Weakley et al. (2018a); Woods & Diamond (2014). Show full citations.
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© Gary P. Fleming | Baptisia albescens | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Baptisia arachnifera, Wayne County, Georgia 4 by Alan Cressler | Baptisia arachnifera source | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce Sorrie | Baptisia minor | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce A. Sorrie | Baptisia cinerea | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Baptisia albescens | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Baptisia arachnifera, Wayne County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler | Baptisia arachnifera source | Original Image ⭷
© Emily Oglesby | Baptisia australis | Original Image ⭷
© Emily Oglesby | Baptisia aberrans | Original Image ⭷
© Aidan Campos | Baptisia minor source | Original Image ⭷
© Richard & Teresa Ware | Baptisia lactea CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Baptisia arachnifera, Wayne County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler | Baptisia arachnifera source | Original Image ⭷
© Sonnia Hill | Baptisia sphaerocarpa | Original Image ⭷
© Keith Bradley | Baptisia perfoliata | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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