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Amorpha fruticosa

Family:Fabaceae
Species:Amorpha fruticosa L.
Common Name:false indigo bush
Habitat:Lakes and stream edges, edges of forests, and thickets. Grows in both mesic to seasonally wet habitats. Usually occurs in dense somewhat large patches but mostly occurs in widely scattered sites throughout at least parts of New York.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Shrub
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, Naturalized, FACW (NCNE), FACW (EMP), SNA (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank)
References:**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

SupraordinalEudicots
Order Fabales
FamilyFabaceae
Genus Amorpha
SpeciesAmorpha fruticosa L. - false indigo bush

Citation

Citation Amorpha fruticosa L.
Basionym: **
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Source

CountyYearHerbariaNotesSubmission Info
Albany  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Bronx1901 NY
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Bronx2004 BKL – BKL00026489
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Bronx1994 BKL – BKL00018014
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Broome2012 BING
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  1/18/2020 - BING (Julian Shepherd)
Broome2010 BING
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  1/18/2020 - BING (Julian Shepherd)
Cayuga1958 CONN
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Clinton  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Dutchess1996 BKL – BKL00007134
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Dutchess1995 BKL – BKL00006908
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Essex  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Essex1922 HUH
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Kings1866 BKL – BKL00009536
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1876 BKL – BKL00008413
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings2002 BKL – BKL00023171
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1993 BKL – BKL00035374
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1992 BKL – BKL00035383
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1997 BKL – BKL00006237
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1997 BKL – BKL00006262
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau2004 BKL – BKL00027098
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1997 CONN
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Nassau1970 OBPF – Log_num: 7617
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Nassau1993 OBPF – Log_num: 8776
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Nassau1918 NY
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
New York1879 BH
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Ontario1986 FLH
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  3/13/2022 - FLH (Bruce Gilman)
Ontario2021 FLH
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  3/13/2022 - FLH (Bruce Gilman)
Ontario2021 FLH
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  3/13/2022 - FLH (Bruce Gilman)
Orange1998 BKL – BKL00006429
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange1990 BKL – BKL00008419
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange2001 BKL – BKL00019429
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange2000 BKL – BKL00012440
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange1998 CONN
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Orange  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Orange1990 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Oswego2010 RCFS – 13346
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
A.P. Nelson 3150 1/19/2011 - RCFS (Andy Nelson)
Otsego2012 SUCO – 9739
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  6/28/2013 - Connie Tedesco
Putnam2000 BKL – BKL00014910
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Putnam2000 BKL – BKL00012729
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Putnam1895 NY
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Putnam2001 BKL – BKL00019632
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens  NY
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Queens2008 BKL – BKL00090455
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1885 BKL – BKL00008412
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1898 BKL – BKL00008410
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1898 BKL – BKL00008408
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens2003 BKL – BKL00024896
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Rensselaer  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Rensselaer1999 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Richmond1914 NY
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Richmond1894 NY
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Richmond1908 NY
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Richmond1903 NY
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Richmond1903 PH
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Richmond1894 PH
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Richmond1908 BKL – BKL00008417
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Richmond  BKL – BKL00008414
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Richmond1931 BKL – BKL00008411
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Richmond2002 BKL – BKL00025294
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Richmond  BKL – BKL00008407
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Richmond1945 BKL – BKL00008415
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Richmond2002 BKL – BKL00023310
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Richmond1992 BKL – BKL00018023
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Rockland1994 BKL – BKL00035378
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Rockland1938 PH
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Rockland1990 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Rockland1960 CHRB
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Rockland1955 NY
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Seneca  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Suffolk1990 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Suffolk1909 CONN
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Suffolk1917 CONN
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Suffolk1975 OBPF – Log_num: 9906
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Suffolk1949 BUPL
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Suffolk1995 OBPF – Log_num: 7898A
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Suffolk2000 BKL – BKL00012275
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1914 BKL – BKL00008409
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1929 BKL – BKL00008420
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk2002 BKL – BKL00023068
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Tompkins  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Ulster  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Warren1921 CHRB
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Warren1948 PH
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   
Wayne1940 BH
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
Werier (2017) voucher!; W.C. Muenscher 20186 3/6/2018 - David Werier
Westchester1996 BKL – BKL00035381
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Westchester1980 BKL – BKL00009535
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Westchester2000 BKL – BKL00012492
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Westchester1981 BKL – BKL00008416
Herbarium Name Used: Amorpha fruticosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Westchester1935 BH
Herbarium Name Used: none Amorpha fruticosa
   

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.