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hairy indigo

Indigofera hirsuta

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) alzym, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.

United States	2,321
Mexico	248
Australia	174
Queensland	162
Taiwan	155
China	151
Taiwan Province	143
Georgia	103
Sinaloa	95
Brazil	67

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

Kingdom	Plants · Plantae
Phylum	Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Class	Dicots · Magnoliopsida
Order	Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
Family	Legumes · Fabaceae
Genus	Indigos · Indigofera

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Plants of Charleston County, South Carolina, United States

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Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
How much to rely on each source

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Practise hairy indigo with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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