Wild Indigos are being used more and more
by home gardeners. This one is Large-leaf White Wild Indigo, Baptisia alba var macrophylla (formerly B. leucantha). It grows to 3-4 feet with spikes of white
flowers and ornamental seed pods
Wildflowers A-B
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Updated March 2005
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Species
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Common Name
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Catskill Native?
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Distribution
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Available?
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Aconitum uncinatum
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Blue Monkshood
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No
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Pennsylvania to Missouri south
to Alabama & Georgia
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Yes
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Doll's-eyes
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Yes
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Nova Scotia to Ontario south
to Arkansas & Georgia
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Yes
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Red Baneberry
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Yes
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Newfoundland to Alaska s to
California, Nebraska & New Jersey
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Yes
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Adlumia fungosa
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Climbing Fumitory
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Yes
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-
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No
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Anise Hyssop
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No
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Northern Prairies & Plains
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Yes
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Agastache nepetoides
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Yellow Giant Hyssop
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Yes
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-
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No
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Agastache rupestris
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Rock Anise Hyssop
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No
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Southwest
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No
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Agastache scrophulariifolia
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Purple Giant Hyssop
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Yes
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-
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Yes
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Allium cernuum
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Nodding Wild Onion
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No
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Central NA
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Yes
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Allium stellatum
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Prairie Onion
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No
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Prairies & Plains
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Yes
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Wild Leek
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Yes
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-
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Catskills
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Allium unifolium
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Oneleaf Onion
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No
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Oregon & California
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Yes
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Amorpha nana
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Dwarf Indigo Bush
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No
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Plains
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Yes
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Amsonia hubrichtii
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Hubricht's Bluestar
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No
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Arkansas-Oklahoma
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Yes
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Amsonia illustris
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Ozark Bluestar
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No
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South Central NA
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Yes
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Dwarf Bluestar
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No
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-
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Yes
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Amsonia tabernaemontana
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Common Bluestar
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No
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MidAtlantic & South
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Yes
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Amsonia tabernaemontana var.
salicifolia
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Willowleaf Bluestar
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No
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MidAtlantic & South
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No
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Anaphalis margaritacea
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Pearly Everlasting
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Yes
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-
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Yes
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Anemone canadensis
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Canada Anemone
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No
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Central NA
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Yes
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Anemone cylindrica
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Candle Anemone
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No
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Northern NA
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Limited
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Wood Anemone
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Yes
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-
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Catskills
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Anemone virginiana
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Thimbleweed
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Yes
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-
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No
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Anemonella thalictroides
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see Thalictrum thalictroides
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Angelica atropurpurea
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Great Angelica
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Yes
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-
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Catskills
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Antennaria parvifolia
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Smallleaf Pussytoes
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No
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Western NA
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Yes
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Antennaria rosea ssp.
pulvinata
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Field Pussytoes
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No
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Gaspe Peninsula
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Yes
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Aquilegia canadensis
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Wild Columbine
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Yes
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-
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Yes
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Aquilegia caerulea
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Rocky Mountain Columbine
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No
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Rocky Mountains
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No
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Aquilegia flavescens
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Yellow Columbine
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No
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Rockies & Northwest
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No
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Aquilegia saximontana
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Rocky Mtn Blue Columbine
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No
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Rocky Mountains
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Yes
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Aralia racemosa
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Spikenard or Life-of-Man
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Yes
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-
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Yes
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Arisaema draconitum
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Green Dragon
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No
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Eastern NA
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Yes
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit
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Yes
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-
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Catskills
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Artemisia frigida
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Prairie Sagewort
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No
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Northern & SW NA
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No
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Aruncus dioicus
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Goat's-beard
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No
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Central NA
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Yes
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Asarum canadense
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Wild Ginger
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Yes
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-
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Yes
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Asclepias hirtella
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Tall Green Milkweed
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No
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Southern Prairies
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No
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Asclepias incarnata
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Swamp Milkweed
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Yes
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-
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Yes
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Asclepias purpurascens
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Purple Milkweed
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No
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Eastern NA
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Yes
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Asclepias sullivantii
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Sullivant’s Milkweed
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No
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Prairies
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Yes
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Asclepias syriaca
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Common Milkweed
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Yes
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-
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Yes
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Asclepias tuberosa
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Butterfly Weed
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No
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Eastern NA
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Yes
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Asclepias verticillata
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Whorled Milkweed
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Yes
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-
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Yes
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Aster azureus
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see Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
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Aster divaricatus
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see Eurybia divaricata
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Aster ericoides
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see Symphyotrichum ericoides
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Aster infirmus
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see Doellingeria infirma
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Aster laevis
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see Symphyotrichum laeve
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Aster novae-angliae
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see Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
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Aster novi-belgi
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see Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
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Aster oblongifolius
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see Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
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Aster puniceus
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see Symphyotrichum puniceum
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Aster sericeus
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see Symphyotrichum sericeum
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Aster spectabilis
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see Eurybia spectabilis
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Aster umbellatus
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see Doellingeria umbellata
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Astilbe biternata
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False Goat's-beard
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No
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Southeastern NA
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No
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Baptisia alba var. alba
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White Wild-indigo
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No
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Southeastern NA
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Yes
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Baptisia alba var. macrophylla
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Largeleaf White Wild-indigo
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No
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Prairies & Plains
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Yes
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Baptisia australis
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Blue Wild-indigo
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No
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Eastern NA
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Yes
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Baptisia australis var. minor
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Dwarf Blue Wild-indigo
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No
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Prairies & Southern Plains
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Yes
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Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea
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Cream Wild-indigo
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No
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Prairies & Plains
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Yes
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Baptisia sphaerocarpa
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Roundseed Wild-indigo
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No
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Southern Prairies & Plains
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Yes
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Baptisia tinctoria
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Yellow Wild-indigo
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No
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Eastern NA
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Yes
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Blephilia ciliata
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Downy Wood-mint
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No
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Eastern NA
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Yes
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Boltonia asteroides
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White Doll's-daisy
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No
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Eastern NA
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No
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Boltonia decurrens
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Decurrent Doll's-daisy
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No
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Midwest
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No
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