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| Photo
by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below.** |
| Botanical name: |
Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R.Br. |
| Common
name: |
wild indigo |
| Synonomy: | Baptisia gibbesii Small
Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. var. crebra Fernald
Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. var. projecta Fernald |
| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Fabaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
1-3' |
| Foliage: |
leaflets 3, entire; plants blueish when young. |
| Flowers: |
yellow, 1/2" long |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
late June to late July; fruits early August to September |
| Habitat: |
dry woods and fields |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
statewide |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
yields blue dye; used as a homeopathic remedy
The rare butterfly, frosted elfin, depends entirely on plant communities containing Baptisia tinctoria and Lupinus perennis.
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 687. |
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