California False Indigo

Amorpha californica Nutt.

Pea family

Plant Type
Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
12.0 feet
Flower Color
Purple
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

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

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