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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.'

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

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