PLANTS Profile for Indigofera miniata (coastal indigo)

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PLANTS Profile

Indigofera miniata Ortega
coastal indigo

Symbol:

INMI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Indigofera miniata Ortega

Indigofera leptosepala

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 372. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

More Information:

Synonym Information:

INMIL: Fact Sheet (pdf) (doc)

Images:
Indigofera miniata Ortega

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Synonyms:
Indigofera miniata Ortega

INLE	Indigofera leptosepala Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray
INMIF	Indigofera miniata Ortega var. florida Isely	Florida indigo
INMIL	Indigofera miniata Ortega var. leptosepala (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) B.L. Turner	western indigo
INMIM	Indigofera miniata Ortega var. miniata	coastal indigo
INMIT	Indigofera miniata Ortega var. texana (Buckley) B.L. Turner	Texas indigo

Distribution:
Indigofera miniata Ortega


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, LA, OK, TX)

Related Taxa:
Indigofera miniata Ortega

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 38 species in Indigofera

Classification:
Indigofera miniata Ortega

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Indigofera L. – indigo
Species	Indigofera miniata Ortega – coastal indigo

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Indigofera miniata Ortega

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arkansas:
Indigofera miniata var. leptosepala
scarlet pea		Threatened

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Indigofera miniata Ortega

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt	Low						Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

More Accounts and Images:
Indigofera miniata Ortega

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26745.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 12:29 PM CDT