Indigofera linnaei Ali.
Common Name : Birdsville indigo
Family : Fabaceae
HABIT |
A SMALL TRAILING, ANNUAL OR PERENNIAL HERB. |
STEMS |
MUCH-BRANCHED, GREY PUBESCENT,
WITH A WOODY ROOTSTOCK; BRANCHES 30-45 CM LONG. |
LEAVES |
NEARLY SESSILE, IMPARIPINNATE, RACHIS 1.5-2 CM LONG; LEAFLETS
USUALLY 7-9, ALTERNATE, SUBSESSILE, OBLONG-OVATE, 3-12 MM LONG AND 1.5-5 MM
WIDE, OBTUSE OR EMARGINATED AT APEX, CUNEATE AT BASE, APPRESSEDLY WHITE
PUBESCENT ON BOTH SURFACES. |
FLOWERS |
SMALL, BORNE IN SESSILE OR
SHORT-PEDUNCLED 10- 20-FLOWERED AXILLARY SPIKES UP TO 1.5 CM LONG; BRIGHT
RED, SLIGHTLY EXSERTED. |
FRUITS |
PODS 3-4 MM LONG AND 1.5-2 MM
IN DIAMETER, OBLONG, CYCLINDRICAL, MORE OR LESS CLOTHED WITH WHITE APPRESSED
HAIRS. |
SEEDS |
GLOBOSE. |