Carolina Indigo
Indigofera caroliniana Mill. - Pea family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: White, Pink
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly)
Larval Species depending on Carolina Indigo: Achalarus lyciades, Erynnis zarucco zarucco, Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
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.