Flora of Standley ChasmGeorges Indigo MacDonnell Ranges Cycad
Georges Indigo (Indigofera georgei) also known as Bovine Indigo is a low bushy shrub, covered with short hairs. It also has been seen as an erect spindly shrub.
The leaf are a velvety blue-grey with up to 5-7 leaflets and hairy covering.
The flower are a red, pink, lilac or purple in colour, with the flower spike being between 5-25 cm long. It is usually found flowering between May to September. The calyx (which is the outermost whorl of a flower and is composed of sepals) is hairy with black and grey hairs.
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- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Charophyta
- Class: Equisetopsida
- Subclass: Magnoliidae
- Superorder: Rosanae
- Order: Fabales
- Family: Fabaceae
- Genus: Indigofera
- Species: Indigofera georgei
Flora of Standley ChasmGeorges Indigo MacDonnell Ranges Cycad
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