Carolina Indigo

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Indigofera caroliniana

Carolina Indigo, a reference photo
Photo: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Indigofera caroliniana, the Carolina indigo, is a suffruticose herbaceous plant in the legume family that is endemic to the Coastal Plain of the Southeastern United States.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Carolina Indigo being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Species
Indigofera caroliniana

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