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Indigofera tinctoria, also called true indigo, is a species of plant from the bean family that was one of the original sources of indigo dye.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of True 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.
Easily confused with
- Indigofera suffruticosa
- Indigofera arrecta
- Indigofera bungeana
- Indigofera caroliniana
- Indigofera zollingeriana
- Indigofera pseudotinctoria
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Species
- Indigofera tinctoria
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