Pale Indigo
Indigofera wightii
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering
- June-February
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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- 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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