Fabaceae
California false indigo
Amorpha californica
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Amorpha
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- California false indigo
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.