Amorpha fruticosa L.

Amorpha fruticosa L.

Status: Accepted
Genus: Amorpha L.
Tribe: Amorpheae
References: [2089][1915][1847][1715][801][754]

Other names:

Amorpha angustifolia Boynton [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha arizonica Rydb. [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha bushii Rydb. [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha croceolanata Watson [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha curtissii Rydb. [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha dewinkeleri Small [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha emarginata Sweet [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha emarginata Eastw. [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha fragrans Sweet [Synonym] [1680][1715]
Amorpha fruticosa L. Var. angustifolia Pursh [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha fruticosa L. Var. caroliniana (Croom)S.Watson [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha fruticosa L. Var. coerulea Loudon [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha fruticosa L. Var. crispa Kirchner [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha fruticosa L. Var. croceolanata (Watson)Mouill. [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha fruticosa L. Var. emarginata Pursh [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha fruticosa L. Var. humilis (Tausch)C.Schneider [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha fruticosa L. Var. lewisii Loudon [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha fruticosa L. Var. oblongifolia E.J.Palmer [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha fruticosa L. Var. occidentalis (Abrams)Kearney & Peebles [Synonym] [1715][2089]
Amorpha fruticosa L. Var. pendula (Carriere)Dippel [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha fruticosa L. Var. tennesseensis (Kunze)E.J.Palmer [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha fruticosa L. Var. typica (L.)C.Schneider [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha fruticosa L. Var. vulgaris Pursh [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha humilis Tausch [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha occidentalis Abrams [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha occidentalis Abrams Var. arizonica (Rydb.)E.J.Palmer [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha occidentalis Abrams Var. emarginata E.J.Palmer [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha pendula Carriere [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha tennesseensis Kunze [Synonym] [1715]
Amorpha virgata Small [Synonym] [1715]

Common Names:

Bastard Indigo [1847]
False Indigo [1847] [2089]
Indigobush Amorpha [1862]

Descriptors:

Habit:
- Shrub
Lifespan:
- Perennial
Stems:
- Not climbing
Source(s):
- 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
- 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
- 1993 Adams BR
- 1993 Polhill RM
- 1993 Zarucchi JL
- 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
Conservation Status:
- Not Threatened

Uses:

Environmental [2015]

Geographical Distribution:

Asia [1179] [1862] [1938] [2015]
- China [1179]
- Iraq [1862]
- Pakistan [1938]
- USSR [2015]

Central America [1715] [2089]
- Mexico(North & Central) [1715] [2089]
  - Baja California [1715]
  - Chihuahua [1715]
  - Sonora [1715]

Europe [454] [1961] [2318]
- Albania [754]
- Austria-F.E. [754]
- Bulgaria [754]
- Czechoslovakia [754]
- France-F.E. [754]
- Great Britain [1961]
- Italy-F.E. [754]
- Romania [754]
- Sardegna [454]
- Switzerland [754]
- Turkey in Europe [454]
- USSR:B-F.E. [2318]
- USSR:C-F.E. [2318]
- USSR:W-F.E. [2318]
- Yugoslavia [754]

Indian Ocean [3052]
- Mauritius [3052]

North America [1715] [1743] [1808] [1847] [2089] [2106]
- Canada [1680] [1715] [1743] [2089]
  - Manitoba [1715]
  - Quebec [1715]
  - Saskatchewan [1743]
- United States [1680] [1715] [1808] [1847] [2089] [2106]
  - Alabama [1715]
  - Arizona [1715]
  - Arkansas [1715]
  - California [1715]
  - Colorado [1715]
  - Connecticut [1715]
  - Delaware [1715]
  - District Of Columbia [1715]
  - Florida [1715]
  - Georgia [1715]
  - Illinois [1715]
  - Indiana [1715]
  - Iowa [1715]
  - Kansas [1715]
  - Kentucky [1715]
  - Louisiana [1715]
  - Maine [2106]
  - Maryland [1715]
  - Michigan [1715] [1808]
  - Minnesota [1715]
  - Mississippi [1715]
  - Missouri [1715]
  - Nebraska [1715]
  - New Hampshire [1715]
  - New Jersey [1715]
  - New Mexico [1715]
  - New York [1715]
  - North Carolina [1715]
  - North Dakota [1715]
  - Ohio [1715]
  - Oklahoma [1715]
  - Pennsylvania [1715]
  - Rhode Island [1715]
  - South Carolina [1715]
  - South Dakota [1715]
  - Tennessee [1715]
  - Texas [1715]
  - Utah [1847]
  - Vermont [1715]
  - Virginia [1715]
  - West Virginia [1715]
  - Wisconsin [1715]
  - Wyoming [1715]

Notes:

Presence on Mauritius not confirmed by Polhill (1990). [1915]

Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:21:57