Baptisia
Encyclopedia
Baptisia is a genus of about 35 plants in the legume family. One of the better known species is Blue Wild Indigo
, which is native to North America and commonly grown in gardens.
Baptisia species are used as food plants by the larva
e of some Lepidoptera
species including Schinia jaguarina
.
Blue Wild Indigo
Baptisia australis, commonly known as Blue Wild Indigo or Blue False Indigo, is a herbaceous perennial in the pea family. It is native to much of the central and eastern North America and is particularly common in the Midwest, but it has also been introduced well beyond its natural range...
, which is native to North America and commonly grown in gardens.
Baptisia species are used as food plants by the larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e of some Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
species including Schinia jaguarina
Schinia
Schinia, commonly called Flower Moths, is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range and larval food plant.-Species Information and Food Plants:...
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List of species
- Baptisia albaBaptisia albaBaptisia alba, commonly called White Wild Indigo or White False Indigo, is a herbaceous plant in the bean family Fabaceae. It is native from central and eastern North America.'...
(L.) Vent. - Baptisia albescens Small
- Baptisia arachniferaBaptisia arachniferaBaptisia arachnifera, commonly known as hairy rattleweed, cobwebby wild indigo, hairy wild indigo, and hairy false indigo, is an endangered species of flowering plant in the legume family. Its native habitat is limited to sandy soils in pinewoods along the coastal plain of the U.S. state of...
W.H.Duncan, two counties of southeastern Georgia (US State) - Baptisia australis (L.) R.Br.
- Baptisia bicolor Greenman & Larisey
- Baptisia bracteata Elliott
- Baptisia bushii Small
- Baptisia calycosa Canby
- Baptisia cinerea (Raf.) Fernald & B.G.Schub.
- Baptisia confusa Pollard & Ball
- Baptisia cuneata Small
- Baptisia deamii Larisey
- Baptisia elliptica Small
- Baptisia fragilis Larisey
- Baptisia fulva Larisey
- Baptisia gibbesii Small
- Baptisia hirsuta Small
- Baptisia hugeri Small
- Baptisia intercalata Larisey
- Baptisia intermedia Larisey
- Baptisia lactea (Raf.) Thieret
- Baptisia laevicaulis(Canby) Small
- Baptisia lanceolata (Walter) Elliott, Georgia, AlabamaAlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, and South CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence... - Baptisia lecontei Torr. & A.Gray
- Baptisia leucantha
- Baptisia leucophaea Nutt.
- Baptisia macilenta Small ex Larisey
- Baptisia megacarpa Torrey & A.Gray
- Baptisia minor
- Baptisia nuculifera Greene
- Baptisia nuttalliana Small
- Baptisia oxyphylla Greene
- Baptisia pendula Larisey
- Baptisia perfoliata (L.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton
- Baptisia pinetorum Larisey
- Baptisia psammophila Larisey
- Baptisia riparia Larisey
- Baptisia saligna Greene
- Baptisia simplicifolia Croom
- Baptisia sphaerocarpa Nutt.
- Baptisia stricta Larisey
- Baptisia sulphurea Englem.
- Baptisia texana Pollard & Ball
- Baptisia tinctoriaBaptisia tinctoriaBaptisia tinctoria is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to eastern North America.-Distribution:...
(L.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton - Baptisia vespertina Small ex Rydb.
- Baptisia viridis Larisey
- Baptisia × intermedia Larisey
- Baptisia × variicolor Kosnik, Diggs, Redshaw & Lipscomb