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