Scientific Name
Baptisia alba

Common Name
False indigo; Wild white indigo
Life Cycle: Perennial


Height: 2 to 4 feet
Flower/fruit: Small, pea-like, white flowers on erect, 12 to 18 inch raceme on charcoal gray stems; inflated seed pods
Flowering Season: Spring to early summer
Foliage: Mound of clover-like, trifoliate, 1 to 2 inch bluish green leaflets; spreading slender branches
Site: Dry woods, clearings
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