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Australian indigo A native shrub in the pea family growing to 2 m. Leaves are around 10 cm long and velvety smooth to the touch, their beautiful blue-green colour is most apparent during our colder months. Flower colour ranges through soft purple hues, often pinkish as seen here. Australia,Australian Indigo,Australian indigo,Fabaceae,Fabales,Flora,Geotagged,Indigofera australis,Winter,botany,new south wales,pink flowers,plant Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Australian indigo

A native shrub in the pea family growing to 2 m. Leaves are around 10 cm long and velvety smooth to the touch, their beautiful blue-green colour is most apparent during our colder months. Flower colour ranges through soft purple hues, often pinkish as seen here.

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The Australian Indigo

"Indigofera australis", known as Australian Indigo, is an attractive species of leguminous shrub in the genus "Indigofera". The genus name "Indigofera'" is Neo-Latin for "bearing Indigo", while "australis" from the Latin, means "southern", referring to the geographical distribution of the species.

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Similar species: Fabales
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Aug 9, 2020. Captured Jul 19, 2020 11:49 in Bailys Firetrail, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/10.0
  • 10/2500s
  • ISO250
  • 92mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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