False indigo bush

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Amorpha fruticosa

False indigo bush, a reference photo
Photo: Dalgial · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Amorpha fruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, known by several common names, including desert false indigo, false indigo-bush, and bastard indigobush. It is native to North America.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of False indigo bush 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
Genus
Amorpha
Species
Amorpha fruticosa

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