Shaggy Wild Indigo
Tephrosia villosa
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- September-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tephrosia villosa
- Genus
- Tephrosia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Degraded forest areas, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Southeast Asia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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 Shaggy Wild 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 Shaggy Wild Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Shaggy Wild Indigo
Shaggy wild Indigo (Tephrosia villosa) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat and 8 other states. It grows in degraded forest areas, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Shaggy Wild Indigo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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