Indigofera georgei
| George's indigo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Indigofera |
| Species: | I. georgei
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| Binomial name | |
| Indigofera georgei | |
Indigofera georgei commonly known as George's indigo[2] or bovine indigo[3] is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and grows in Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It has greyish green leaves and mauve to red flowers.
Description
[edit]Indigofera georgei is a decumbent or upright broom-like shrub with woody, ribbed stems covered in whitish woolly hairs. Leaves are 3-7 leaflets, alternate, 10–18 mm (0.39–0.71 in) long, 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) wide and rounded at the apex. Flowers are mauve to red, pea-like and borne in spikes. Flowering occurs from May to September and the fruit is a linear pod, 2–35 mm (0.079–1.378 in) long, 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) wide and covered in white hairs.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
[edit]Indigofera georgei was first formally described in 1904 by Ernst Georg Pritzel and the description was published in Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie.[4][5] The specific epithet (georgei) is named in honor of William James George.[6]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]George's indigo grows on rocky hill slopes, sandy soils and stony clays in Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Indigofera georgei". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ a b Kutsche, Frank; Lay, Brendan; Croft, Tim; Kellermann, Jurgen (2013). Plants of Outback South Australia. Adelaide: State Herbarium of South Australia. p. 101. ISBN 9781922027603.
- ^ a b "Indigofera georgei". Florabase-the Western Australian flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ Pritzel, Ernst (1905). "Indigofera georgei". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 35 (2–3): 268. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Indigofera georgei". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ George, A.S; Sharr, F.A (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and their meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya: Four Gables. p. 210. ISBN 9780958034197.
- ^ "Indigofera georgei". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 17 June 2025.