Fabaceae
Roughhairy indigo
Indigofera hirsuta
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Indigofera
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 毛木蓝, 毛木藍, 假绿豆草, 刚毛木蓝, 硬叶木蓝, 硬毛木蓝, 铁箭岩陀
- English
- Roughhairy indigo, Hairy indigo
- Japanese
- タヌキコマツナギ
- Thai
- ครามขน
Synonyms
- Anil hirsuta (L.) Kuntze
- Anila hirsuta (L.) Kuntze
- Astragalus spicatus Burm. ex Guill. & Perr.
- Hedysarum coccineum Zipp. ex Miq.
- Indigofera angustifolia Blanco
- Indigofera barbata Desv.
- Indigofera ferruginea Schum. & Thonn.
- Indigofera ferruginea Schumach. & Thonn.
- Indigofera fusca G.Don
- Indigofera hirsuta var. pumila Welw. ex Baker
- Indigofera hirta Bojer
- Indigofera indica Mill.
- Indigofera rhodosantha Zipp. ex Miq.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 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.