Amorpha californica
| Amorpha californica | |
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| var. californica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Amorpha |
| Species: | A. californica |
| Binomial name | |
| Amorpha californica Nutt. | |
Amorpha californica is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name California false indigo.
It is native to California, Arizona, and northern Baja California, where it grows in the California chaparral and woodlands and other chaparral and oak woodlands habitats.
Description
Amorpha californica is a glandular, thorn-less shrub with leaves made up of spiny, oval-shaped leaflets each tipped with a resin gland. The scattered inflorescences are spike-like racemes of flowers, each flower with a single violet petal and ten protruding stamens. The fruit is a legume pod containing usually a single seed.
Butterflies
The endemic California dogface butterfly larvae feed on Amorpha californica.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Amorpha californica
- USDA Plants Profile: Amorpha californica
- GRIN Species Profile: Amorpha californica
- Amorpha californica - U.C. Photo gallery
- "Amorpha californica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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