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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Fabaceae
Baptisia alba (L.) Vent. var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely
large-leaved wild indigo, milky white indigo, white wild indigo
Baptisia: from Greek baptizein, "to dye," for the use of this plant for a poor indigo dye
alba: Latin for "white"
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 3'-6' tall, mostly smooth forb; stems with many branches toward the top but below the inflorescence |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/2"-3/4" long, stalks less than 1/4" long; inflorescence a 8"-20" long, erect, spike-like cluster (raceme) with the small, deciduous leaves (bracts) below the inflorescence less than 1/2" long; blooms June-July |
| Fruit: | brown, inflated, cylindrical, erect pod  |
| Leaf: | palmately-divided into 3-5 leaflets with the stipules at the base appearing as 2 additional leaflets, dries to a gray-black color |
| Habitat: | full to partial sun; dry to moderate moisture; prairies, woods; in sandy, loamy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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