Flora of North America species comparison

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Amorpha californica var. californica

Amorpha californica var. napensis
Photo is of parent taxon

California false indigo, California false indigo or indigo-bush
Photo is of parent taxon

indigo bush, Napa false indigo, Napa false indigo or indigo-bush
Habit Shrubs mostly puberulent or short-pilose. Shrubs glabrous or glabrate.
Leaflets

blade surfaces puberulent to short-pilose.

blade surfaces glabrous, except midveins adaxially pubescent.
Calyces

tube puberulent to short-pilose;

lobes (0.8–)1–2(–2.5) mm.

tube glab-rous or sparsely short-pilose;

lobes 0.4–0.8(–1) mm.
2n

= 20.

Amorpha californica var. californica

Amorpha californica var. napensis
Phenology Flowering May–Jul. Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat Wooded or chaparral slopes. Wooded or chaparral slopes.
Elevation 200–2300 m. (700–7500 ft.) 100–600 m. (300–2000 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CA; OR; Mexico (Baja California)
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from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Of all taxa of Amorpha in the flora area, A. californica is one of the most distinctive, due to the presence of spinelike glands. Of the two varieties, var. californica is the more widespread and common, with var. napensis a localized endemic in a small portion of northern California (Marin, Napa, and Sonoma counties). At this time, var. napensis is not listed by the state of California or any federal agency.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11. FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Amorpha > Amorpha californica Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Amorpha > Amorpha californica
Sibling taxa
A. californica var. napensis
A. californica var. californica
Name authority unknown Jepson: Man. Fl. Pl. Calif., 556. (1925)
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