NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES 51 
Amorpha fruticosa L. Indigobush. 
A. occidentalis Abrams, A. fragrans Sweet, A. fruticosa angustifolia Pursh, 
A. angustifolia (Pursh) Boynton. 
Range on Ovi dy Gn S LO 20) 2122) 2324 2 Qin 28. 29) 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Legume, available in August. 
A small to large shrub with rather sparse foliage; flowers May—July; often 
grows in clumps; rarely attacked by insects or disease; often occurs on calea- 
reous soil; very variable and with a number of varieties in cultivation; grows 
on coal-stripped lands in Illinois; 55,000-60,000 seeds per pound, germination 
60-70 percent, about 10,000 usable plants per pound of seed. 
Stomach records: Bobwhite. Possibly poisonous to livestock. 
Amorpha glabra Desf. Mountain-indigo. 
A. montana Boynton. 
Range: 29, 30. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Legume. 
A small to large shrub; flowers May—June. 
Amorpha herbacea Walt. 
Range: 29, 30. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Legume. 
A small shrub; flowers June—July; ordinarily occurs on sandy or sterile soil 
Amorpha hispidula, see Amorpha californica. 
Amorpha laevigata Nutt. 
Range: 20, 25, 29, 30. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Legume. 
A large shrub; pods one-seeded. 
Amorpha microphylla Pursh. Dwarf indigobush. 
A. nana Nutt. 
Range: 14, 15, 18, 22, 23. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Legume, available in July. 
A small shrub; flowers May—June; about 60,000 seeds per pound; germina- 
tion about 50 percent. 
Amorpha montana, see Amorpha glabra. 
Amorpha nana, see Amorpha microphylla. 
Amorpha nitens Boynton. 
Range: 29. 
Site: Moist, sun. 
Fruit: Legume. 
A small to large shrub; flowers in July. 
Amorpha occidentalis, see Amorpha fruticosa. 
Amorpha paniculata Torr. and Gray. 
Range: 11, 20, 29, 30. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Legume. 
A large shrub; often occurs in salt marshes. 
Amorpha schwerinii Schneid. Schwerin-indigo. 
Range: 28. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Legume. 
A large shrub. 
Amorpha tennesseensis Shuttlew. Tennessee-indigo. 
Range: 25, 27, 29. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Legume. 
A large shrub, 
