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Cape hairy indigo

Indigofera cytisoides L.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Indigofera

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Cape hairy indigo: Fire Pea ( Indigofera cytisoides ) in South Africa
Photo: safiyyah hattas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Kaapse harige verfbos
English
Cape hairy indigo

Synonyms

  • Anil cytisoides (L.) Kuntze
  • Indigofera mucronata Lam.
  • Psoralea cytisoides L.
  • Psoralea stachydis Willd. ex Walp.

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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). About our plant data.