California False Indigo

Amorpha californica Nutt. - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Purple

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on California False Indigo: Epargyreus clarus, Epargyreus clarus clarus, Leptotes marina, Nephopterix dammersi, Schinia lucens, Thorybes pylades, Zerene cesonia, Zerene eurydice

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, New Mexico
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.