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Catbells

Baptisia perfoliata

Catbells
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

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 3 ft (1 m), its yellow flowers appear in July and August.

Other Baptisia plants

White wild indigo · Cobwebby wild indigo · Blue wild indigo · Longbract wild indigo · Gopherweed · Pineland wild indigo · Nuttall's wild indigo · Yellow wild indigo · Horseflyweed · Wild indigo

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Baptisia perfoliata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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