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Native Plants of the Great LakesNorth Branch Restoration Project: Native Plant and Seed Collection
Baptisia Leucantha / Family:
Fabaceae
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FLOWERING: June - July.
SEED TIMING: Mid-August through September.
HABITAT: Mesic to dry prairies.
DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES: 3 - 5 feet tall. Smooth, stout stem with widely branched crown like a mini-bush. Smooth leaves have small stipules, short petioles, and 3 leaflets. A tall, elegant, spike-like inflorescence is closely set with very large pale white pea flowers. Flowers later than B. Leucophaea.
TO PICK: Smooth, inflated legume pod is dark brownish-black. Pick whole pod. Remove seeds from pods to prevent further predation by larvae or weevils which may be inside pod.
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