Indigofera basedowii

Showy indigo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Indigofera
Species:	I. basedowii
Binomial name
Indigofera basedowii E.Pritz.

Indigofera basedowii commonly known as showy indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a small spreading shrub with grey green stems, deep pink-purple flowers and grows in Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Description

Indigofera basedowii is an upright spreading shrub 0.3–1 m (1 ft 0 in – 3 ft 3 in) high, new stems are angled, green-grey and hairy. Leaves consist of 7-11 leaflets, grey-green or green, elliptical to egg-shaped on a petiole 4–12 mm (0.16–0.47 in) long. Flowers are deep pink to purple, pedicel 0.2–1.5 mm (0.0079–0.0591 in) long, calyx 2.3–4.2 mm (0.091–0.165 in) long, covered in grey to nearly black hairs, the standard petal rounded and wings spoon-shaped.

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