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Indigofera hirsuta L.
hairy indigo

   
Symbol: INHI
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Subshrub
Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I
PR    I



   
Other common names:
  roughhairy indigo
Photograph of Indigofera hirsuta L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Australia, Brisbane.
 
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Distribution by State:
Indigofera hirsuta L.

Distributional Map for Indigofera hirsuta L.
Distribution Map Legend

Indigofera hirsuta L. distribution:
USA (AL, FL, GA, SC), USA+ (PR)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, FL, GA

 

Related Taxa:
Indigofera hirsuta L.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 38 species in Indigofera
 

Classification:
Indigofera hirsuta L.

     
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
Genus   Indigofera L. – indigo
Species   Indigofera hirsuta L. – hairy indigo
 

Introduced Information:
Indigofera hirsuta L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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