Fabaceae
Catbells
Baptisia perfoliata
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Baptisia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Catbells, Cat's bells, Eucalyptus wild indigo
Synonyms
- Crotalaria perfoliata L.
- Pericaulon cordatum Raf.
- Pericaulon perfoliatum (L.) Raf.
- Podalyria perfoliata (L.) Michx.
- Rafnia perfoliata (L.) Willd.
- Sophora perfoliata Walter
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jamie, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Luc Hascoet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: David Roach, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Luc Hascoet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Luc Hascoet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Lance Andrew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.