COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
6712
catalog_number
6712
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.6712_1200.Bap_alb2.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.6712_1200.Bap_alb2.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:6712
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:6712
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Baptisia alba (L.) Vent.
scientific_name
Baptisia alba (L.) Vent.
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Fabaceae
family
Fabaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Baptisia
genus
Baptisia
Genus
false
Species:
alba
specific_epithet
alba
Species
false
Infraspecific Rank:
var. macrophylla
infraspecific_rank
var. macrophylla
Infraspecific Rank
false
Sub-taxon Authority:
(Larisey) Isely
sub_taxon_authority
(Larisey) Isely
Sub-taxon Authority
false
Scientific Name Author:
(L.) Vent.
scientific_name_author
(L.) Vent.
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Labette
county
Labette
County
false
Locality:
Parsons, 0.5 mi S, 3 mi E. Kansas Army Ammunition Plant. Mesic, tallgrass prairie hay meadow.
locality
Parsons, 0.5 mi S, 3 mi E. Kansas Army Ammunition Plant. Mesic, tallgrass prairie hay meadow.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Osage Cuestas
physiographic_province
Osage Cuestas
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Tallgrass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Tallgrass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
6/22/1994
date_collected
6/22/1994
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
From Greek baptisis, "a dipping," indicating use of plant in making dye
genus_name_meaning
From Greek baptisis, "a dipping," indicating use of plant in making dye
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
white
species_name_meaning
white
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
White wild indigo
common_names
White wild indigo
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 0.5-2 m
description
Height: 0.5-2 m
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are white and bloom from May to July.
description
Species description: Flowers are white and bloom from May to July.
Description
false
Description:
"Species description: Erect, smooth, waxy, perennial herb. Leaves are alternate with 3 leaflets."
description
"Species description: Erect, smooth, waxy, perennial herb. Leaves are alternate with 3 leaflets."
Description
false
Description:
Habitat: Prairies and woodland margins.
description
Habitat: Prairies and woodland margins.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Eastern quarter of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Eastern quarter of the state.
Description
false
Description:
"Medicinal Uses: Poultice of roots used on swellings, sores, wounds, and rattlesnake bites. Root tea used to treat rheumatism."
description
"Medicinal Uses: Poultice of roots used on swellings, sores, wounds, and rattlesnake bites. Root tea used to treat rheumatism."
Description
false
Description:
Other uses: Seed pods sometimes used in dried flower arrangements
description
Other uses: Seed pods sometimes used in dried flower arrangements
Description
false
Description:
Warnings: POISONOUS--May be fatally poisonous to cows. Mildly poisonous to humans.
description
Warnings: POISONOUS--May be fatally poisonous to cows. Mildly poisonous to humans.
Description
false
Description:
"Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in poor to average, well-drained, soil in full sun."
description
"Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in poor to average, well-drained, soil in full sun."
Description
false
Description:
"Propagation: Seed--plant in fall, will not flower for 2-3 years. Division--in fall. May not be successful because of deep and extensive root system."
description
"Propagation: Seed--plant in fall, will not flower for 2-3 years. Division--in fall. May not be successful because of deep and extensive root system."
Description
false
Color:
White
color
White
Color
false