Indigofera miniata Ortega

Coastal indigo (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-12

Usage

Uses cover crop dye manure medicinal soil improve
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Indigofera miniata flower picture by Sarah Darling (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Indigofera miniata world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Guatemala, Mexico, and United States of America

Conservation status

Indigofera miniata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:499672-1
WFO ID wfo-0000173646
COL ID 6N896
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Indigofera argentata Indigofera ornithopodioides Indigofera mexicana Indigofera hartwegii Indigofera acutifolia Indigofera brevipes Indigofera sphenoides Indigofera cinerea Indigofera texana Indigofera cubensis Indigofera tinctaria Indigofera leptosepala Indigofera ornithopodioides Indigofera nana Anila acutifolia Anila leptosepala Indigofera miniata var. texana Indigofera leptosepala var. brevipes Indigofera miniata var. florida Indigofera miniata var. leptosepala Indigofera leptosepala var. angustata Indigofera acutifolia Indigofera leptosepala Indigofera miniata var. miniata Indigofera leptosepala var. argentata Indigofera miniata