Baptisia australis

     Wild Blue Indigo

Fabaceae

  Fruit Type:  Legume

  Fruiting Period:  Sep - Oct

  Flowering Period:  Jun

  Color:  Shades of brown

  Size:  2 x 5 mm

  Shape:  Kidney

  Surface Features:  Granular

  Scarification:  Required

  Stratification:  10 days

  Cotyledons:  Oval with entire margins

  Leaf arrangement:  Alternate

  Leaves (early):  Simple, balloon-shaped, entire margins, no haris

  Leaves (later):  Compound, trifoliate, entire margins, no hairs

  Other:  Leaf-like stipules