Top native wild indigos
17 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Eastern Wild Indigo
Baptisia tinctoria
caterpillars
13
food
1
flowers
53
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Tall Blue Wild Indigo
Baptisia australis
caterpillars
13
flowers
55
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Prairie False Indigo
Baptisia lactea
caterpillars
13
flowers
32
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Thick-pod White Wild Indigo
Baptisia alba
caterpillars
13
flowers
20
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Yellow Wild Indigo
Baptisia sphaerocarpa
caterpillars
12
flowers
16
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Cream Wild-indigo
Baptisia leucophaea
caterpillars
12
flowers
15
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Nuttall's Wild Indigo
Baptisia nuttalliana
caterpillars
12
flowers
11
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Spiked Wild Indigo
Baptisia albescens
caterpillars
11
flowers
12
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Longbract Wild Indigo
Baptisia bracteata
caterpillars
10
flowers
25
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Grayhairy Wild Indigo
Baptisia cinerea
caterpillars
10
flowers
11
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Eastern Prairie Blue Wild Indigo
Baptisia aberrans
caterpillars
9
flowers
10
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Gopherweed
Baptisia lanceolata
caterpillars
8
flowers
8
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Catbells
Baptisia perfoliata
caterpillars
7
flowers
8
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Apalachicola Wild Indigo
Baptisia megacarpa
caterpillars
6
flowers
9
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Pineland Wild Indigo
Baptisia lecontei
caterpillars
6
flowers
7
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Florida Wild Indigo
Baptisia calycosa
caterpillars
6
flowers
7
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Scareweed
Baptisia simplicifolia
caterpillars
4
flowers
7