Apalachicola Wild Indigo

If I am correct, this is Apalachicola wild indigo (Baptisia megacarpa), an endangered species native to Alabama, cousin to the other wild indigo I posted a few weeks ago (Baptisia alba). It's growing all over the place on my uncle's property, which could deceive one into believing it's not as rare as it is. This area could be one of the larger colonies in existence.

Apalachicola wild indigo (Baptisia megacarpa) (I think)

Speaking of Baptisia alba, it is now finishing its flower season and seed pods are forming. Baptisias are related (in the same rank of family) to peas and beans, as one can surmise by looking at the leaves, flowers, and seed pods.

Baptisia alba, white wild indigo, seed pods

Speaking of Baptisia seed pods, the reason the endangered one has the specific epithet megacarpa is because its seed pods are huge, and puffed up like balloons.

Other things flowering in the woods are farkleberry (sparkleberry), the largest species of blueberry in America (but has inedible fruit). My dad calls them huckleberries, and they are indeed one of the huckleberries.

Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum)

Here's a random shot of some old broken down trucks at work: