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Baptisia sphaerocarpa ‘Screamin’ Yellow’

Yellow wild indigo

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassRosidaeRoses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
OrderFabalesLegumes (pea and bean families)
FamilyFabaceaeLegume family (peas and beans)
GenusBaptisiaFrom Greek baptizein, “to dye,” because members of this genus were used to prepare dye
SpeciessphaerocarpaFrom sphaira, “a globe,” and karpos, “fruit”
Cultivar‘Screamin’

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Baptisia sphaerocarpa ‘Screamin’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Baptisia sphaerocarpa (yellow wild indigo)

6/17/2012 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine
≈ 4 × 6" (10 × 15 cm)

Baptisia sphaerocarpa (yellow wild indigo)

6/17/2012 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine
≈ 14 × 21" (34 × 52 cm)