Texas Wildbuds
Indigofera spicata
(Creeping Indigo)
Indigofera spicata, Bentsen Palms RV Park, Mission, Hidalgo Co. 3885
Indigofera spicata, Bentsen Palms RV Park, Mission, Hidalgo Co. 3883
Indigofera spicata, Bentsen Palms RV Park, Mission, Hidalgo Co. 3882
| Scientific Name | Indigofera spicata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | INSP2 |
| Common Name | Creeping Indigo, Trailing Indigo | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 503165 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Various soils in disturbed grasslands, beaches, cultivated places, roadsides and paths. Plant: Creeping or weakly ascending perennial, stems 4 to 12 inches long, with green stems when young, becoming brown, covered with small appressed hairs. Leaves: Compound leaves up to 3 inches long overall, alternately pinnately-divided into 3 to 9 obovate to broadly oblanceolate leaflets each 0.2 to 1.2 inches long and up to 0.7 inches wide; terminal leaflet usually larger than the others. Inflorescence: Racemes 0.8 to 3.5 inches long densely-flowered with 20 to 40 small salmon pink pea-like blossoms about 1/3-inch long. Bloom Period: Year-round. Reference: iNaturalist, Feedipedia and Flora of North America. Note: This plant was found in an RV park in Mission, TX, and is possibly a waif from elsewhere, although iNaturalist shows a number of observations in the Rio Grande Valley nearby. |
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Texas Status: Introduced |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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