Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Amorpha fruticosa

false indigo-bush, bastard-indigo
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Kari Ruder, Hernando Chapter, FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

false indigo-bush, bastard-indigo

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Amorpha fruticosa

Familia:

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

6-12 ft tall by 6-10 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

blue, purple

Color de la fruta:

brown (legume)

Fenología:

Deciduous. Blooms spring-summer.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Fall Color

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Multistemmed shrub that can form small thickets. Plant as a screen, hedge, or background plant.

Consideraciones:

Can become aggressive in some habitats.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries

Propagación:

Easily grown from seed and will likely self-seed, cuttings, air layers and suckers. 

Luz:

Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Short very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Apto para cultivo en:

8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, 10A

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Hummingbirds, Birds, Mammals

Larval host for southern dogface ( Zerene cesonia ), gray hairstreak ( Strymon melinus ), and silver-spotted Skipper ( Epargyreus clarus ).


Said to attract bees, beetles, and other insect pollinators.

Hábitats nativos:

Moist hammocks, dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Bastard indigobush, False indigobush. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Amorfrut ). Accessed 2025. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Minno, Marc and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Traas, Pamela. (2001). Gardening for Florida's Butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing Co., St. Petersburg, FL.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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