Birdsville Indigo (Indigofera linnaei)

Birdsville Indigo, a reference photo — Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Indigofera tsiangiana, synonym Indigofera linnaei, known as Birdsville indigo and nine-leaved indigo, is a species of leguminous shrub in the genus Indigofera (family Fabaceae).

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Birdsville 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 oxalidea
Indigofera alternans
Indigofera spicata
Indigofera hendecaphylla
Indigofera holubii

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Indigofera
Species: Indigofera linnaei

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