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Hairy Indigo

Indigofera hirsuta

Hairy Indigo
Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil · CC BY 2.0

Overview

Indigofera hirsuta, the hairy indigo or rough hairy indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to nearly all the world's tropics; South America, Africa, Madagascar, the Indian Subcontinent, southern China, southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia and Australia, and has been introduced to the Caribbean, the southeast United States, Mexico and Central America. It is used as a green manure and, to a minor extent, for forage.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Indigofera hirsuta — CC BY-SA 4.0