Amorpha californica

Amorpha californica

Taxobox
name = "Amorpha californica"


image_width = 210px
image_caption = seeds
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Faboideae
genus = "Amorpha"
species = "A. californica"
binomial = "Amorpha californica"
binomial_authority = Nutt.

"Amorpha californica" is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name California false indigo. It is native to California, Arizona, and northern Baja California, where it grows in chaparral and woodland habitat. This is a glandular, thornless 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 purple petal and ten protruding stamens. The fruit is a legume pod containing usually a single seed.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3691,3713,3714 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AMCA5 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?2935 GRIN Species Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Amorpha+californica Photo gallery]
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  • Amorpha californica — ID 3391 Symbol Key AMCA5 Common Name California false indigo Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA Growth Habit Shrub Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Amorpha californica — noun an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers • Syn: ↑false indigo, ↑bastard indigo • Hypernyms: ↑amorpha …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Amorpha californica Nutt. var. californica — Symbol AMCAC Common Name California false indigo Botanical Family Fabaceae …   Scientific plant list

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