Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
Scientific name | Amorpha fruticosa L. |
Synonyms | Amorpha angustifolia (Pursh) Boynton; Amorpha arizonica Rydberg; Amorpha bushii Rydberg; Amorpha caroliniana Croom; Amorpha croceolanata P. W. Watson; Amorpha curtissii Rydberg; Amorpha dewinkeleri Small; Amorpha elata Hayne; Amorpha emarginata (Pursh) Sweet; Amorpha emarginata Eastwood; Amorpha fragrans Sweet; Amorpha fruticosa L. forma albiflora Sheldon; Amorpha fruticosa L. forma aureovariegata Schwerin; Amorpha fruticosa L. forma caerulea (Loddiges ex Loudon) E. J. Palmer; Amorpha fruticosa L. forma crispa (G. Kirchner) C. K. Schneider; Amorpha fruticosa L. forma glabrata E. J. Palmer; Amorpha fruticosa L. forma humilis (Tausch) E. J. Palmer; Amorpha fruticosa L. forma latior Fassett; Amorpha fruticosa L. forma pendula (Carrière) C. K. Schneider; Amorpha fruticosa L. var. caroliniana (Croom) S. Watson; Amorpha fruticosa L. var. caerulea Loddiges ex Loudon; Amorpha fruticosa L. var. crispa G. Kirchner; Amorpha fruticosa L. var. croceolanata (P. W. Watson) Mouillefort; Amorpha fruticosa L. var. emarginata Pursh; Amorpha fruticosa L. var. emarginata E. J. Palmer; Amorpha fruticosa L. var. humilis (Tausch) C. K. Schneider; Amorpha fruticosa L. var. lewisii Loddiges ex Loudon; Amorpha fruticosa L. var. oblongifolia E. J. Palmer; Amorpha fruticosa L. var. occidentalis (Abrams) Kearney & Peebles; Amorpha fruticosa L. var. pendula (Carrière) Dippel; Amorpha fruticosa L. var. tennesseensis (Shuttleworth ex Kunze) E. J. Palmer; Amorpha fruticosa L. var. typica C. K. Schneider; Amorpha fruticosa L. var. vulgaris Pursh; Amorpha humilis Tausch; Amorpha nonperforata Schkuhr; Amorpha occidentalis Abrams; Amorpha occidentalis Abrams var. arizonica (Rydberg) E. J. Palmer; Amorpha pendula Carrière; Amorpha perforata Schkuhr; Amorpha tennesseensis Shuttleworth ex Kunze; Amorpha virgata Small |
Common name | (Japanese common name) itachi-hagi [weasel bush clover] |
(English common name) bastard indigobush, bastard-indigo, false indigo, indigobush | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) [native] Canada, USA, Mexico | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=38, 40 |
Description | Plants 1-3m. Leaves 20-40cm, 6-15 pairs leaflets. Flowers purple 5-7mm, flowering in April to July. Deciduous. Shrub. |
Reference | Amorpha fruticosa L. |
Amorpha fruticosa L. | |
Note | Naturalized plants (broadly naturalized after World War II). Invasive plants. |
June 2007 at Highway Parking Area |
June 2007 at Highway Parking Area |
June 2007 at Highway Parking Area |
June 2007 at Highway Parking Area |
June 2007 at Highway Parking Area |
June 2007 at Highway Parking Area |