Fabaceae
Indigofera suffruticosa
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Indigofera
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- عظلم
- Catalan
- Anyil
- Chinese
- 野木藍, 野青树, 假蓝靛, 木蓝, 雪人参
- gv
- Annyl
- Irish
- Ainil
- Japanese
- ナンバンコマツナギ
- Lithuanian
- Krūmokšninė indigažolė
- Malayalam
- അമരി
- pam
- Tayum
- Persian
- نیل وحشی
- Portuguese
- Anileira, Índigo
- Quechua
- Tinaku, Añil
- Thai
- ครามเถื่อน
- Tongan
- ʻAkauveli
- Uzbek
- Indigo yarim buta
Synonyms
- Anil divaricata (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Anil tinctoria var. brachycarpa (DC.) Kuntze
- Anil tinctoria var. vera Kuntze
- Anila tinctoria var. vera Kuntze
- Indigofera angolensis D.Dietr.
- Indigofera anil L.
- Indigofera anil Sm. ex Wight & Arn.
- Indigofera anil var. canescens J.A.Schmidt
- Indigofera anil var. drepanocarpa O.Berg
- Indigofera anil var. drepanocarpa Berg
- Indigofera anil var. oligosperma Miq.
- Indigofera anil var. polyphylla DC.
- Indigofera argentea Blanco
- Indigofera argentea var. caerulea F.M.Bailey
- Indigofera comezuelo DC.
- Indigofera cornezuelo Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
- Indigofera divaricata Jacq.
- Indigofera guatimala Lunan
- Indigofera guatimalensis Moc. & Sessé ex Prain & Baker f.
- Indigofera micrantha Desv.
- Indigofera suffruticosa f. obtusifolia Fawc. & Rendle
- Indigofera suffruticosa subsp. guatemalensis (Moc. & Sessé ex Prain & Baker f.) de Kort & G.Thijsse
- Indigofera suffruticosa subsp. suffruticosa
- Indigofera suffruticosa var. canescens (J.A.Schmidt) Lobin
- Indigofera suffruticosa var. polyphylla DC.
- Indigofera suffruticosa var. uncinata (G.Don) Berhaut
- Indigofera tinctoria var. anil (L.) Kurz
- Indigofera tinctoria var. brachycarpa DC.
- Indigofera tinctoria var. brachycarpa Vatke
- Indigofera uncinata G.Don
- Ononis anil Mill.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to December (from 82 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chet Burrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: julianazuluaga-carrero, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Francisco V. Bezerra Neto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.