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Threeleaf indigo

Indigofera trifoliata L.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Indigofera

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Threeleaf indigo: Indigofera trifoliata:ミツバコマツナギ 2008/08/12 沖縄本島北部:Okinawa Island, Japan
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
三叶木蓝, 三葉木藍, 地蓝, 地蓝根, 镇康三叶木蓝
English
Threeleaf indigo
Japanese
ミツバノコマツナギ
Thai
ครามตีนกา

Synonyms

  • Anil trifoliata (L.) Kuntze
  • Indigofera trifoliata var. angustata Miq.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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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.