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Indigofera hirsuta

Species category

Revegetation or Rangeland

Common name

hairy indigo

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Cubical to square

Size

  • Length 1.5 mm
  • Width 1.5 mm
  • Thickness 0.5 mm

Color

Yellowish-red

Texture

Undulated with small depressions and shiny

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 is circular and located on the margin.

Identification notes

Seed is almost square in outline. Surface covered with uniformly spaced indentations.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Indigofera hirsuta L.

Indigofera hirsuta. Shiny seed with undulated with small depressions.
Indigofera hirsuta. Shiny seed with undulated with small depressions.
Indigofera hirsuta. Seed is covered with uniformly spaced indentations. Photo courtesy of Colorado State University, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.
Indigofera hirsuta. Seed is covered with uniformly spaced indentations. Photo courtesy of Colorado State University, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.