Kingdom Plantae Family Fabaceae Genus Amorpha Higher classification Amorpha | Order Fabales Subfamily Faboideae Scientific name Amorpha californica Rank Species | |
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Similar Amorpha, Zerene eurydice, Legumes, Amorpha nana, Amorpha ouachitensis | ||
Amorpha californica is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name California false indigo.
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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.
References
Amorpha californica Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA