Indigofera hirsuta

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Indigofera hirsuta
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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.
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Natural range of Indigofera hirsuta from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: hairy indigo

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire 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

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

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.