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Pea (Fabaceae)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Pea (Fabaceae)

Baptisia alba) (White Wild Indigo)
This specimen of White Wild Indigo shows black seed pods on the left-hand stem. They are about two inches in length and have a curved, pointed tips. They can be distinguished from the similarly shaped leaves by the four-lobed calyx on the stalks just below the pod.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 72987

<i>Baptisia alba)</i> (White Wild Indigo)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Pea (Fabaceae)

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