Common Name(s): | False Indigo, Indigo-bush, Indigo,False |
Scientific Name: | Amorpha fruticosa |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Longevity: | Perennial |
Season: | Cool |
Origin: | Native |
Height: | 3 m |
Flowers: | April - May |
Fruits: | Fall |
Description: A shrub occurring on edges of ponds, lakes and streams. Also in boggy areas, depressions and floodplains. Reportedly poisonous to livestock, but is documented as an important deer browse. Also commonly called Indigo-bush. False indigo is a legume. |