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Amorpha californica (False Indigo) |
Amorpha californica Amorpha californica or False Indigo is in the Fabaceae, or pea family. It is a slender shrub with compound leaves that have prickle-like glands, and pea-like reddish-purple flowers in a terminal spike. It reaches up to 9 feet in height. The foliage of this plant is the only food for our California Dogface butterfly. The preferred habitat is typically wooded, shrubby areas of open slopes and chaparral. Introduction to Valentien Collection |
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Text by Margaret Dykens
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