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Pea (Fabaceae)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Pea (Fabaceae)

Baptisia bracteata (Plains Wild Indigo)
This specimen of Plains Wild Indigo shows the hairy black seed pods with pointed tips. It also clearly shows the three-leaved leaflet with the two stipules at the base.
Plains Wild Indigo grows in sandy and acidic prairies and savannas. It reaches about two feet tall, and blooms in mid-to-late spring.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 9264

<i>Baptisia bracteata</i> (Plains Wild Indigo)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Pea (Fabaceae)

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