species 31,429 observations
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Field notes
Supports All
29
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Marine Blue, Southern Dogface, California Dogface, Silver-spotted Skipper
10
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Susanna's Cellophane Bee, Eastern Scaly Miner Bee, Andrena cragini, Michener's Small-Mason
4
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Locust Leafminer, Laburnum Aphid, Potato Leafhopper, Black Bean Aphid
5
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee
10
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Moisture
- Moist
- Water use
- Low
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Habit
- Dense Horizontal Spreading
- Plant type
- Shrub
From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.