Index / Search / Baptisia alba
§1 Plant
Baptisia alba (L.) Vent.
vernacular white wild indigo — species · Fabaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus
- Baptisia
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 694 counties across 24 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 694 counties across 24 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Columbia 05027
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Dallas 05039
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Grant 05053
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Poinsett 05111
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- St. Francis 05123
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Yell 05149
Florida view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Calhoun 12013
- Citrus 12017
- Dixie 12029
- Escambia 12033
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gulf 12045
- Hamilton 12047
- Holmes 12059
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Lafayette 12067
- Lake 12069
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Madison 12079
- Marion 12083
- Suwannee 12121
- Taylor 12123
- Wakulla 12129
- Walton 12131
- Washington 12133
Georgia view state ↗ 57 N ▾
- Baker 13007
- Baldwin 13009
- Ben Hill 13017
- Bleckley 13023
- Brooks 13027
- Catoosa 13047
- Charlton 13049
- Chatham 13051
- Chattahoochee 13053
- Cobb 13067
- Columbia 13073
- Crisp 13081
- Dawson 13085
- Decatur 13087
- Dodge 13091
- Dougherty 13095
- Early 13099
- Echols 13101
- Elbert 13105
- Fannin 13111
- Grady 13131
- Greene 13133
- Hancock 13141
- Harris 13145
- Houston 13153
- Irwin 13155
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jeff Davis 13161
- Jefferson 13163
- Laurens 13175
- Lincoln 13181
- Long 13183
- Lowndes 13185
- Madison 13195
- McDuffie 13189
- Meriwether 13199
- Mitchell 13205
- Oconee 13219
- Pulaski 13235
- Putnam 13237
- Richmond 13245
- Screven 13251
- Stephens 13257
- Sumter 13261
- Taliaferro 13265
- Tattnall 13267
- Taylor 13269
- Telfair 13271
- Thomas 13275
- Tift 13277
- Towns 13281
- Upson 13293
- Walton 13297
- Wayne 13305
- White 13311
- Wilcox 13315
Illinois view state ↗ 96 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Bartholomew 18005
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Fulton 18049
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Huntington 18069
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marshall 18099
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Adair 19001
- Audubon 19009
- Black Hawk 19013
- Bremer 19017
- Buchanan 19019
- Carroll 19027
- Cass 19029
- Cherokee 19035
- Clayton 19043
- Crawford 19047
- Decatur 19053
- Fayette 19065
- Guthrie 19077
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Madison 19121
- Mitchell 19131
- Page 19145
- Polk 19153
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Ringgold 19159
- Shelby 19165
- Story 19169
- Webster 19187
- Winneshiek 19191
Kansas view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Coffey 20031
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Franklin 20059
- Greenwood 20073
- Hodgeman 20083
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Shawnee 20177
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Ballard 21007
- Breckinridge 21027
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Crittenden 21055
- Floyd 21071
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jefferson 21111
- Livingston 21139
- Madison 21151
- McCracken 21145
- McLean 21149
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Perry 21193
- Todd 21219
Louisiana view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- De Soto 22031
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- Winn 22127
Michigan view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Amite 28005
- Clay 28025
- Forrest 28035
- George 28039
- Greene 28041
- Jackson 28059
- Jones 28067
- Lafayette 28071
- Lowndes 28087
- Marion 28091
- Monroe 28095
- Neshoba 28099
- Noxubee 28103
- Pearl River 28109
- Perry 28111
- Rankin 28121
- Scott 28123
- Simpson 28127
- Tippah 28139
- Tishomingo 28141
- Walthall 28147
- Washington 28151
Missouri view state ↗ 84 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mercer 29129
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Stoddard 29207
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Webster 29225
Nebraska view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 2 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Bryan 40013
- Cherokee 40021
- Cleveland 40027
- Craig 40035
- Delaware 40041
- Latimer 40077
- Le Flore 40079
- McCurtain 40089
- McIntosh 40091
- Muskogee 40101
- Okfuskee 40107
- Oklahoma 40109
- Okmulgee 40111
- Osage 40113
- Pittsburg 40121
- Pottawatomie 40125
- Pushmataha 40127
- Rogers 40131
- Sequoyah 40135
- Tulsa 40143
- Wagoner 40145
- Washington 40147
South Carolina view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Bamberg 45009
- Barnwell 45011
- Berkeley 45015
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Chesterfield 45025
- Darlington 45031
- Dorchester 45035
- Edgefield 45037
- Greenwood 45047
- Jasper 45053
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Lee 45061
- Lexington 45063
- Marion 45067
- McCormick 45065
- Oconee 45073
- Orangeburg 45075
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Saluda 45081
- Spartanburg 45083
- Williamsburg 45089
Tennessee view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Buffalo 55011
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Dunn 55033
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Marquette 55077
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/BAAL ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/7629935 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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