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105Indigofera brevidens
| Categories | Nitrogen FixerShrub |
| Common Name(s) | Desert Indigo |
| Family | Fabaceae, Subfamily Faboideae |
Description
"Shrub to c. 2 m high; young stems and leaves silvery grey, with fine appressed hairs." (PlantNET)
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Distribution
Scattered across much of Queensland including western areas, central Australia and central Western Australia.
References and Related Links
PlantNET (The NSW Plant Information Network System). Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au [Accessed: July 16, 2020].
http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Indigofera~brevidens