Fabaceae
Coastal indigo
Indigofera miniata
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Indigofera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Coastal indigo, Coast indigo
Synonyms
- Anil leptosepala (Nutt.) Kuntze
- Anil ornithopodioides Kuntze
- Anila acutifolia (Schltdl.) Kuntze
- Anila leptosepala (Nutt.) Kuntze
- Indigofera acutifolia Schltdl.
- Indigofera acutifolia Schltdl.
- Indigofera argentata Rydb.
- Indigofera brevipes (S.Watson) Rydb.
- Indigofera cinerea Buckley
- Indigofera cubensis Urb.
- Indigofera hartwegii Rydb.
- Indigofera leptosepala Torr. & A.Gray
- Indigofera leptosepala Nutt.
- Indigofera leptosepala var. angustata S.Watson
- Indigofera leptosepala var. argentata A.Gray
- Indigofera leptosepala var. brevipes S.Watson
- Indigofera mexicana Benth.
- Indigofera miniata var. florida Isely
- Indigofera miniata var. leptosepala (Nutt.) B.L.Turner
- Indigofera miniata var. miniata
- Indigofera miniata var. texana (Buckley) B.L.Turner
- Indigofera nana Rydb.
- Indigofera ornithopodioides Schum. & Thonn.
- Indigofera ornithopodioides Schltdl. & Cham.
- Indigofera sphenoides Rydb.
- Indigofera texana Buckley
- Indigofera tinctaria Hook.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to September (from 909 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Brooke Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rodolfo Salinas Villarreal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: johnyochum, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Evelyn Lazzaretti đłď¸ââ§ď¸, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Francisco MartĂnez GonzĂĄlez, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.