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Amorpha fruticosa L.

Common Name: FALSE INDIGO
Coefficient of Conservatism: *
Coefficient of Wetness: -3
Wetness Index: FACW
Physiognomy: Ad Shrub

Roadsides, fencerows, banks, fields, sandy knolls, river banks, and lake shores, often in quite wet sites. Native south and west of Michigan and escaped from cultivation. First collected in 1913 in Washtenaw Co.

A medium-sized, very hardy, showy, and distinctive shrub. 

R. W. Smith

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Counties
Baraga
Barry
Hillsdale
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Lenawee
Livingston
Marquette
Monroe
Newaygo
Shiawassee
Tuscola
Washtenaw

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/1268