Plants Profile for Indigofera miniata (coastal indigo)

General Information
Symbol:	INMI
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Fabaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
Indigofera miniata var. leptosepala Fact Sheet (pdf) (doc)
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Clarence A. Rechenthin. Provided by USDA NRCS East Texas PMC (ETPMC). United States, TX, Knox City. Usage Requirements.

Clarence A. Rechenthin. Provided by USDA NRCS East Texas PMC (ETPMC). Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 372. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name	Other Common Names
INLE	Indigofera leptosepala Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray
INMIF	Indigofera miniata Ortega var. florida Isely	Florida indigo
INMIL	Indigofera miniata Ortega var. leptosepala (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) B.L. Turner	western indigo
INMIM	Indigofera miniata Ortega var. miniata	coastal indigo
INMIT	Indigofera miniata Ortega var. texana (Buckley) B.L. Turner	Texas indigo

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae – Pea family
Genus	Indigofera L. – indigo
Species	Indigofera miniata Ortega – coastal indigo

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Arkansas Indigofera miniata var. leptosepala scarlet pea Threatened

Wetland Status

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Integrated Taxonomic Information System (INMIL)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (INMIM)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (INMIT)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (INMI)

Wildlife

Food

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Everitt	Low			Minor

Cover

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Everitt

Sources

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press. Lubbock.

Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover
High	Average 25-50% of diet	Regular source of cover
Low	5-10% of diet	Infrequently used as cover
Minor	2-5% of diet	Sparsely used as cover
Moderate	Average 10-25% of diet	Occasional source of cover