Fabaceae
Fishpoison
Tephrosia purpurea
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Tephrosia
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- حويرة أرجوانية
- arz
- حويره ارجوانيه
- Burmese
- မဲရိုင်းပင်
- Chinese
- 灰毛豆, 假蓝靛, 灰叶, 红花灰叶, 灰叶根, 臺灣灰毛豆, 红花铁富豆
- dag
- Baŋlaɣu
- English
- Fishpoison, Hawaiian fish poisoning plant, Wild indigo
- Hawaiian
- Ahuhu, Auhuhu, Hola, ‘Auhola
- Malayalam
- കൊഴിഞ്ഞിൽ
- Marathi
- उन्हाळी
- Odia
- ଶରପୁଙ୍ଖା
- Persian
- نیلکی ارغوانی
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈၶၢမ်း
- Tamil
- கொழுஞ்சி
- Telugu
- వెంపలి
- Vietnamese
- Cốt khí tía
Synonyms
- Cracca purpurea L.
- Galega lanceaefolia Roxb.
- Galega purpurea (L.) L.
- Tephrosia purpurea var. genuina R.Vig.
- Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dr.Subhransu, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: jeb_, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Onono Francis Alex, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: lokeshmeena570, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: David Lesmes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF ![Fishpoison: Freyeria putli (Kollar, [1844]) – Black-spotted Grass Jewel](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Closed_Wing_of_Freyeria_putli_%28Kollar%2C_1844%29_%E2%80%93_Black-spotted_Grass_Jewel_nectaring_on_flowers_of_Tephrosia_purpurea.jpg/1280px-Closed_Wing_of_Freyeria_putli_%28Kollar%2C_1844%29_%E2%80%93_Black-spotted_Grass_Jewel_nectaring_on_flowers_of_Tephrosia_purpurea.jpg)
Photo: Bias Chakraborty, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Popineau Guillaume, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Dr.Tej singh johari, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.