Resource Database

Resource Number: 17117

Title: Endangered Species: Hairy Rattleweed / Cobwebby Wild Indigo / False Wild Indigo Baptisia arachnifera

Publisher: UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Description: The hairy rattleweed is a unique plant of the Georgia Coastal Plain. It is perennial, multi-branched, 50-80cm (20-32 inches) tall with a reddish-brown stem covered by dense silvery-white trichomes (plant hairs). It is in the bean family. Photographs from the field included.

Last Updated: July 7, 2021

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Domain(s)/Area(S):

• Natural Resources
  • Endangered Plants
• Trees
  • Biology & Structure
  • Natural History & Identification

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Subject
cobwebby wild indigo  (Baptisia arachnifera)