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NC Native Plant Society:
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Baptisia alba [= Baptisia pendula]

Thick-pod White Wild Indigo

Scientific Name:

Baptisia alba [= Baptisia pendula]

Genus:

Baptisia

Species Epithet:

alba

Common Name:

Thick-pod White Wild Indigo

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Fabaceae (Legume Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Invasive Status:

(*Key)

Size:

1-3 ft., 3-6 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Dry, Moist

Bloom Time:

May, June, July

Growing Area:

Piedmont, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Dry woodlands, pine flatwoods, roadsides. Rare in NC piedmont and coastal plain.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Compound

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Important for Wildlife

Landscape Value:

Recommended and Available

State Rank:

S2: Imperiled (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

State Status:

T: Threatened (*Key)

White flowers with waxy, purplish stem

UNC Botanical Garden, Orange County NC

The Scientific Name is Baptisia alba [= Baptisia pendula]. You will likely hear them called Thick-pod White Wild Indigo. This picture shows the White flowers with waxy, purplish stem of Baptisia alba [= Baptisia pendula]

Lisa Lofland Gould

White wild indigo seeds.

Watauga Co., NC

The Scientific Name is Baptisia alba [= Baptisia pendula]. You will likely hear them called Thick-pod White Wild Indigo. This picture shows the White wild indigo seeds. of Baptisia alba [= Baptisia pendula]

Annkatrin Rose

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

Vascular Plants of NC: https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php

NC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/baptisia-alba/

https://nc.audubon.org/700



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