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Revision as of 14:56, 9 August 2016

Indigofera hirsuta
Indi hirs.jpg
Photo by Allen Boatman, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae
Genus: Indigofera
Species: I. hirsuta
Binomial name
Indigofera hirsuta
L.
Indi hirs dist.jpg
Natural range of Indigofera hirsuta from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: hairy indigo

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Indigofera hirsuta at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Megachilidae: Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum, A. perplexum, Megachile albitarsis, M. brevis pseudobrevis, M. exilis parexilis, M. mendica, M. petulans

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.