Magnoliopsida Mesangiospermae eudicotyledons Gunneridae Pentapetalae rosids fabids Fabales Fabaceae
class clade clade clade clade clade clade order family
class clade clade clade clade clade clade order family
Caesalpinioideae
subfamily
Sophoreae
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Wisterieae
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Sophora japonica 'Regent'
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Maackia amurensis
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Baptisia australis
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Wisteria floribunda
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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus
Baptisia Vent. – wild indigo Species Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. – blue wild indigo |
Genus
Wisteria Nutt. – wisteria Species Wisteria floribunda (Willd.) DC. – Japanese wisteria |
sophora (Arabic) = name for a tree with pea-like flowers
japonica = "of or from Japan" Native to China and Korea
Native habitat: Lifespan: Kanji for the tree (槐) is composed of 木 ("tree") and 鬼 ("demon"). Legend has it that demons were drawn to the tree, that anyone living in a house made of wood from this tree would die mysteriously, and, in the wild, other species of tree rarely grow near it.
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Blue wild indigo
Wild blue indigo Blue false indigo baptisia (Gr) = to dip, referring to use of plant australis (L) = 'of or from the south" Native to eastern North America
Native habitat: Wood edges; limestone glades; prairies Drought tolerant Nitrogen fixer Its name is interesting in itself. With a common name of "blue false indigo," it is no surprise that its lupine-like blossoms are blue. (Those lupine-like blossoms give rise to yet another name: redneck lupine.) B australis has always been used as a dye; the plant's sap turns an inky blue and blue dye can be made from its roots. Please note that this blue dye is inferior to dye made from "real" true indigo, Indigofera tinctoria. True indigo is native to Asia, which is where the name Indigo came from, meaning it was imported from India. Indigo came to be the name of the dye, and then the name of the color. Blue denim was originally dyed with Indigo dye.
But when settlers arrived in the New World, they found the locals dyeing things blue with a different plant, and called it "false indigo." It wasn't as effective as true indigo for dyeing clothes, but it was better than nothing. So it was "false" Indigo, "wild" Indigo, or even "blue wild indigo," not True Indigo. And don't get it confused with this False Indigo, which is another plant with a very similar name but a rather different habit. As for the Baptisia part of the name, it comes from the Greek root bapto- meaning to dip or to immerse. That's where we get the words for baptise and baptist. This plant was called Baptisia because people were dipping their cloth in extracts from it! The australis part means "southern," but Blue False Indigo is comfortable in many different parts of the continent. That's where the correct binomial name of False or Wild Indigo comes from; Baptisia australis. Indeed, the flowers are extremely blue, nearly purple-blue-black. If you're not looking to dye things blue (like most of us in the 21st century), you will find Baptisia to be garden-friendly oramentals. They are tough once established, and feature deep blue flowers in late spring to early summer. Read more: http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/4393#ixzz3bq7scHtJ |
wisteria = Caspar Wistar, 18th century American professor of anatomy
floribunda (L) = many-flowering Native to Japan |
Toxic Part:
Seeds Toxin Delivery Mode:
Ingestion Symptoms:No cases known. Possibly vomiting, diarrhea, excitement, delirium, and coma Toxic Principle:
Alkaloids? Suspected due to close relationship to Mescal bean Severity: CAUSES ONLY LOW TOXICITY IF EATEN |
Toxic Parts:
All Toxin Delivery Mode: Ingestion Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea Toxic Principles: Baptisin and cytisine Severity: LOW TOXICITY IF EATEN |
All parts of the plant are toxic, especially the seeds
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Tree / Buds / Bark
Tree
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Foliage
Leaves
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Leaves
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Flowers
Fruit
Pod (Loment)
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