Fabaceae
Shining false indigo
Amorpha nitens
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Amorpha
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Shining false indigo
Synonyms
- Amorpha nitens var. leucodermis E.J.Palmer
Flowers
- In flower
- April (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FruitPhoto: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.