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False Indigos - Photo (c) Peter Gorman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
False Indigos (Genus Amorpha) Info
Amorpha is a genus of plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. All the species are native to North America, from southern Canada, most of the United States (US), and northern Mexico. They are commonly known as false indigo. The name Amorpha means "deformed" or "without form" in Greek and was given because flowers of this genus only have one petal, unlike the usual "pea-shaped" flowers of the Faboideae subfamily. Amorpha is missing the wing and keel... (Wikipedia)
False Indigo Bush - Photo (c) Peter May, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Peter May CC
False Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa) Info
Amorpha fruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (Fabaceae) known by several common names, including desert false indigo, false indigo-bush, and bastard indigobush. It is found wild in most of the contiguous United States, southeastern Canada, and northern Mexico, but it is probably naturalized in the northeastern and northwestern portion of its current range. The species is also present as an introduced species in Europe, Asia, and other c (Wikipedia)
Tall Blue Wild Indigo - Photo (c) Joseph D Kurtz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joseph D Kurtz CC
Tall Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) Info
Baptisia australis, commonly known as blue wild indigo or blue false indigo, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae (legumes). It is toxic. It is native to much of central and eastern North America and is particularly common in the Midwest, but it has also been introduced well beyond its natural range. Naturally it can be found growing wild at the borders of woods, along streams or in open meadows. It often has difficulty seeding... (Wikipedia)
White Wild Indigo - Photo (c) Eric Hunt, all rights reserved C
White Wild Indigo (Baptisia alba) Info
Baptisia alba, commonly called white wild indigo or white false indigo, is a herbaceous plant in the bean family Fabaceae. It is native from central and eastern North America.' (Wikipedia)
California False Indigo - Photo (c) David Hofmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
California False Indigo (Amorpha californica) Info
Amorpha californica is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name California false indigo. (Wikipedia)
Fragrant Indigobush - Photo (c) Colin Murray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Colin Murray CC
Fragrant Indigobush (Amorpha nana) Info
Amorpha nana (dwarf indigo, dwarf indigobush, dwarf false indigo, fragrant indigo-bush, fragrant false indigo, dwarf wild indigo) is a 1-3 feet (30-90cm) tall perennial shrub in the Pea family (Fabaceae) which is native to North America. It has vibrant green pinnate leaves and clusters of purple flowers. The fruits are small pods. Dwarf false indigo grows in dry prairies and rocky hillsides. Amorpha nana likes rocky and sandy soil. (Wikipedia)
Ouachita False Indigo - Photo (c) Joy Weese Moll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Ouachita False Indigo (Amorpha ouachitensis) Info
Amorpha ouachitensis is an uncommon North American species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names Ouachita leadplant, Ouachita Mountain leadplant, Ouachita false indigo, and Ouachita indigobush. It is native to Oklahoma and Arkansas in the United States. (Wikipedia)
Shining False Indigo - Photo (c) theo_witsell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by theo_witsell CC
Shining False Indigo (Amorpha nitens) Info
Amorpha nitens, known as shining false indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family. It is native to the southern United States, in Arkansas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Illinois, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina. (Wikipedia)