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Plains Wild Indigo

Common Name: Plains Wild Indigo
Other Names: Large-Bracted Wild Indigo, Yellow False Indigo, Long-Bracted Wild Indigo
Species Name: Baptisia bracteata
Plant Type: Legume
Family Name: Fabaceae, Pea Family

 
Plant Facts 
OriginNative
DurationPerennial
Distribution in the U.S.Eastern half and Nebraska, central Kansas and north-central Texas
Distribution in OklahomaEastern half of the state

ID Characteristics

  • Field Identification Characteristics

    Vegetative

    • Leaves medium to large in size; 3 leaflets per leaf
    • 2 smaller leaves at the base and compact capsules

    Floral

    • Large, noticeable flowers; blue or cream in color
    • Seed pods large and compact capsules
  • Leaf and Stem Characteristics
    • Leaf Type: Compound, palmately
    • Leaf Arrangement:Alternate 
    • Leaf Shape: Oblanceolate or spathulate
    • Stipules: Present
  • Floral Characteristics
    • Petal Number: 5, fused
    • Flower Color: Yellowish or cream-white
    • Flower Timing: April-June
    • Fruit Type: Legumes
 
Habitat/Ecology 
Soil TypeSand, loam and clay soils
HabitatPrairies, open woodlands and roadsides
Successional StageLate