Baptisia alba

White Wild Indigo
Baptisia alba var. macrophylla
Baptisia alba var. alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Baptisia
Species: B. alba
Binomial name
Baptisia alba
(L.) Vent.
Synonyms

Baptisia lactea (Raf.) Thieret
Baptisia leucantha Torr. & Gray
Baptisia pendula var. macrophylla Larisey

Baptisia 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.'[1]

There are two varieties, Baptisia alba var. alba and Baptisia alba var. macrophylla.

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