genus
False Indigos
Amorpha
Field notes
Children
- False Indigo Bush native
- Leadplant native
- California False Indigo native
- Clusterspike False Indigo native
- Fragrant Indigobush native
- Panicled False Indigo native
- Ouachita False Indigo present
- Mountain False Indigo native
- Shining False Indigo native
- Carolina Lead-plant native
- Texas Amorpha native
- Schwerin's False Indigo native
- Georgia False Indigo native
- Smooth False Indigo native
- Hybrid False Indigo
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native false indigos All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
caterpillars
19
bees
3
food
5
flowers
114
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California False Indigo
Amorpha californica
caterpillars
18
food
3
flowers
98
-
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
caterpillars
10
bees
4
food
5
flowers
10
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Fragrant Indigobush
Amorpha nana
caterpillars
7
bees
3
flowers
3
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Panicled False Indigo
Amorpha paniculata
caterpillars
6
bees
1
flowers
2
-
Texas Amorpha
Amorpha roemeriana
caterpillars
5
flowers
1
-
Shining False Indigo
Amorpha nitens
caterpillars
4
bees
1
flowers
2
-
Clusterspike False Indigo
Amorpha herbacea
caterpillars
4
flowers
7
-
Mountain False Indigo
Amorpha glabra
caterpillars
4
flowers
2
-
Schwerin's False Indigo
Amorpha schwerinii
caterpillars
2
flowers
2
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Carolina Lead-plant
Amorpha confusa
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Georgia False Indigo
Amorpha georgiana
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Smooth False Indigo
Amorpha laevigata