About trailing indigo
Indigofera hendecaphylla, the creeping indigo or trailing indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Old World tropics and subtropics, and has been introduced to various locales, including Japan and Australia. It was widely introduced as a forage plant when it was thought to be conspecific with Indigofera spicata, and then shown to be toxic to nearly all livestock, with some uncertainty as to which species was tested.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera hendecaphylla
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
trailing indigo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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