Baptisia alba (L.) R.Br.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Fabaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Plants to 1.5 m, much branched, glabrous or nearly so; stipules minute, caducous; petioles 5–10 mm; lfls oblanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 2–4 cm × 8–15 mm; racemes solitary or few, erect, 2–5 dm; bracts 5 mm, caducous; pedicels 3–6 mm; fls white, 12–18 mm; cal 7 mm; pods erect, cylindric, brown, 2–3 cm × 6–8 mm; stipe scarcely exceeding the cal. Dry, sandy woods; Va. (Delmarva Penins.) to Ga., w. Fla., Ala., and e. Tenn. May.
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Common Names
white wild indigo