species 2,135 observations
California False Indigo
Amorpha californica
Field notes
Amorpha californica is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name California false indigo.
It is native to California, Arizona, and northern Baja California, where it grows in the California chaparral and woodlands and other chaparral and oak woodlands habitats. It is generally considered an understory plant.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it



Marine Blue, California Dogface, Silver-spotted Skipper, Macrosaccus uhlerella
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it


Green Cone-headed Planthopper, Two-Marked Treehopper, Agrilus parvus
3
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors



Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Bristly Cutworm Moth, Common Eastern Bumble Bee
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.