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Indigofera
Also called Indigos
Indigofera is a large genus of over 750 species of perennial herbs, shrubs and subshrubs in the pea family, best known as the source of the blue dye indigo. Most commonly grown members are sun-loving shrubs or herbs that tolerate warm, dry conditions.
Indigofera is a large genus of over 750 species of flowering plants belonging to the pea family Fabaceae and is widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Plants in the genus Indigofera are perennial herbs, shrubs or subshrubs with simple, or divided leaves, flowers arranged in racemes in leaf axils, and fruit containing spherical, cylindrical or cube-shaped seeds.
Indigofera species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including the turnip moth (Agrotis segetum).
Pink Flowered Indigo · Natal indigo · Australian indigo · Indigofera cassioides · Indigofera cordifolia · Trailing indigo · Himalayan Indigo · Indigofera himalayensis · Roughhairy indigo · Indigofera howellii · Kirilow's indigo · Narrowleaf Indigo
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