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Basedow's Indigo

Indigofera basedowii

Also called Showy Indigo

Basedow's Indigo
Photo: Allthingsnative, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
C. Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Indigofera basedowii commonly known as showy indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a small spreading shrub with grey green stems, deep pink-purple flowers and grows in Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Other Indigofera plants

Tick Indigo · Pink Flowered Indigo · Indigofera ammobia · Natal indigo · Indigofera astragalina · Australian indigo · Indigofera candicans · Carolina indigo · Indigofera cassioides · Indigofera cordifolia · Chinese indigo · Indigofera galegoides

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Indigofera basedowii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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