Forest indigo
Indigofera pratensis, Fam. Fabaceae
Shrub to about 1m.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Shrub |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Leaf: | Pinnate with 13 to 29 leaflets. Leaflets ovate to narrowly oblong, 1-4 x 0.6-1.3 cm, green, paler below, sparsely to densely covered with pale adpresed, medifixed hairs on both surfaces. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Blue, Red, Purple, Pink |
| Flower description: | Dense, showy, axillary racemes up to 23cm long with quite large (about 1cm long) pinkish to blue purple or reddish flowers. Spring to autumn. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown, Green |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Pods, green turning brown, up to approximately 4cm long, straight, cylindrical, hairless or with sparse hairs. |
| Habitat: | Grassland, woodland. |
| Distribution | Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia. |
| Notes: | Grow from heat treated seed. |
| Information sources: | Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia. |
