Indigofera hirsuta, the hairy indigo or rough hairy indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to nearly all the world's ...

These live protected among the dense fungal hyphae and produce carbohydrates for the fungus by photosynthesis. Owing to this partnership, lichens can thrive in ...

Sep 22, 2022 · Hairy indigo (Indigofera hirsuta) is a non-native plant with a large indigenous range from Africa, through tropical Asia, including the ...

ORIGIN: Africa, southern Asia, Australia GROWTH TRAITS: Herbaceous annual that can grow erect up to 3.2' (1 m) tall from a deep central taproot.

Sep 19, 2016 · Hairy indigo is a warm season legume. It should be drilled or broadcast during early or late spring. A well-prepared and firm seedbed is ideal ...

Range. Tropical Africa - Senegal to Sudan, south to Angola, Mozambique and Madagascar; through tropical Asia to northern Australia.

Feb 27, 2014 · I. hirsuta is a valuable green manure and cover crop, used especially in tea, coffee and rubber plantations. It is grown as an annual fodder in ...

hairy indigo. General Information. Symbol: INHI. Group: Dicot. Duration: Annual. Growth Habit: Forb/herb. Subshrub. Native Status: L48 I

Hairy Indigo is a spreading shrub, 1-4 ft tall. The name hirsuta comes from the presence of very prominent brown and rusty hairs on the stems.

Indigofera hirsuta L. APNI*. Description: Annual or short-lived perennial woody herb to 60 cm; most parts with long, very unequally 2-branched hairs.