Baptisia tinctoria


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Read about Baptisia tinctoria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Baptisia tinctoria, R. Br. Wild Indigo. Bushy-branched, 2-4 ft., glabrous: Lvs. stalked, the lfts. small, obovate or oblanceolate, and nearly or quite sessile and entire: fls. ½ in. long, bright yellow, in numerous few-fld. racemes. Common in eastern states and to La. B.M. 1090. Mn. 5:81.—A kind of indigo may be extracted from this plant, and it has been used by dyers. The root and sometimes the herb are employed medicinally.


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