*Indigofera hirsuta Linnaeus. Common name: Hairy Indigo. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Sandy disturbed areas, utility rights-of-way, wildlife ‘food fields’. Distribution: Native of the Old World tropics. First reported for SC by Nelson & Kelly (1997). Also known from other scattered locations in the Southeast, such as s. MS (S.W. Leonard, 2006, pers.comm.), AL (Diamond & Woods 2009), and VA (Cheterfield County) (Wright et al. 2023).
Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl3, FNA11.1, K4, NS, POWO, SE3, WH3, Isely (1998); = n/a — RAB, Va. Basionym: Indigofera hirsuta L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Indigofera hirsuta - FNA11.1
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