As recorded for Pale Indigo
Indigofera wightii
Pale Indigo
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering
- June-February
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India, Sri Lanka, Hainan to Indo-China.
- Recorded habitat
- Hill slopes and deciduous forests, also grasslands
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Tamil Nadu →Jammu & Kashmir →
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How to identify Pale Indigo
Identify Pale Indigo by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pale Indigo.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera wightii
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Hill slopes and deciduous forests, also grasslands
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pale Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pale Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Pale Indigo
Pale Indigo (Indigofera wightii) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Jammu & Kashmir. It grows in hill slopes and deciduous forests, also grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from June to February.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Pale Indigo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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