Amorpha nitens, the shining false indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family. It is native to the southern United States, in Arkansas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Illinois, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina.[2]

Amorpha nitens
Shining false indigo

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Amorpha
Species:
A. nitens
Binomial name
Amorpha nitens

References edit

  1. ^ "Amorpha nitens". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Amorpha nitens". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 November 2018.