Amorpha fruticosa




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