Common Name(s): | False indigo |
Scientific Name: | Amorpha fruticosa |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Growth Traits: | Native, perennial, warm season |
Description: A shrub that can grow as high as 10 feet tall along the edges of streams and ponds. False indigo is reported to be
poisonous to livestock but is an important deer food in the summer. It is a legume. |
Chemical Control Options: Triclopyr. |
Mechanical Control Options: Digging up plant and roots can be effective, but reestablishment from remaining roots is possible. |
Biological Control Options: There is not a good biological control option. |