Baptisia (Sturtevant, 1919)

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Banisteria
Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919
Baptisia (Sturtevant, 1919)
Barbarea


Baptisia tinctoria R. Br.

Leguminosae. HORSE-FLY WEED. WILD INDIGO.

Northeastern America. Barton says the young shoots of this plant, which resemble asparagus in appearance, have been used in New England as a substitute for asparagus.