A member of the legume family, the showy blossoms of white wild indigo signal the beginning of summer at the prairie.

Found blooming with prairie associates, white wild indigo once thrived in wide areas of distribution. Today, a healthy population still exists at Wolf Road Prairie, adding diversity to the landscape with showy flowering spikes of pea-like blossoms towering over dark green leaves.
photo by Tim Burke

After blossoming, large oval seed pods form which are almost pecan size in shape. These pods are often attacked by weevils.
photo by Tim Burke