Indigofera pilosa
Encycl., suppl. 3: 151. 1813.
Herbs, annual, pilose, hairs appressed or spreading. Stems erect to spreading or ascending-spreading, branched, wiry, 3–7 dm. Leaves 1.5–3.5 cm; stipules subulate, 3–5 mm; petiole 0.5–1 cm; stipels absent; petiolules 1 mm; leaflets 1 (proximal leaves) or 3 (distal leaves), opposite, blades broadly to narrowly elliptic, 5–45 × 3–15 mm, terminal leaflet 2–3 times larger than laterals, base cuneate, apex acute, short-mucronate, surfaces sericeous, hairs spreading, one arm much longer than other. Peduncles filiform, 0.5–1.5 cm. Racemes 1–3-flowered, lax, 1–2 cm. Pedicels 1.5 mm. Flowers 5 mm; calyx 2–3 mm, lobes linear-subulate; corolla salmon reddish. Legumes brown, spreading to strongly ascending, cylindric, straight, 15–22 mm, leathery, hirsute, glandular. Seeds 3–6, yellowish brown, cuboid. 2n = 32.
Phenology: Flowering Aug–Oct.
Habitat: Disturbed, ruderal areas.
Elevation: 0–10 m.
Distribution
Introduced; Fla., Africa.
Discussion
In the flora area, Indigofera pilosa is found only in central peninsular Florida.
Selected References
None.