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Published In: The Gardeners Dictionary: eighth edition Indigofera no. 2. 1768. (Gard. Dict. (ed. 8)) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 11/2/2016)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 3/17/2017)
GROWTH: Lifespan: Perennial
Life form: Herbaceous, Shrub
TOXICITY: Toxicity: Animal
Toxic parts: Leaves, Seeds, Stems
Details: Toxicity: Among the species of Indigofera reported at least once to cause animal toxicity (Wagstaff 2008); reportedly does not contain the toxic amino acid indospicine, but content and presence of indospicine can vary within species (Fletcher et al. 2015).
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