Baptisia

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 larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia jaguarina.

List of species

Baptisia alba (L.) Vent.
Baptisia albescens Small
Baptisia arachnifera 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, Alabama, Florida, and South Carolina
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 tinctoria (L.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton
Baptisia vespertina Small ex Rydb.
Baptisia viridis Larisey
Baptisia × intermedia Larisey
Baptisia × variicolor Kosnik, Diggs, Redshaw & Lipscomb

Translation

The word "Baptisia" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian.