Fabaceae

Clusterspike false indigo

Amorpha herbacea Walter

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Amorpha

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Clusterspike false indigo (Amorpha herbacea) — FlowerPhoto: bunnymom20, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 草紫穗槐
English: Clusterspike false indigo
Russian: Аморфа травянистая

Synonyms

Amorpha cyanostachya M.A.Curtis
Amorpha cynostachya M.A.Curtis
Amorpha floridana Rydb.
Amorpha herbacea var. boyntoni C.K.Schneid.
Amorpha herbacea var. boyntonii C.K.Schneid.
Amorpha herbacea var. floridana (Rydb.) Wilbur
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea
Amorpha herbacea var. typica C.K.Schneid.
Amorpha pubescens Willd.
Amorpha pumila Michx.

Flowers

In flower: April to August (from 33 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: bunnymom20, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: scott.zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: scott.zona, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: naturedom12, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.