Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Indigofera tinctoria, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced6 Source not recorded8 Not on the record4 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	L.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Sp. Pl.: 751 (1753)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1753	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Dye indigo	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	W. Trop. Africa, Tanzania to S. Africa, Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	60 cm	60 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 214, 882	Sourced
Biological type	empty	therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350	Not on the record
Flower color	empty	white · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350	Not on the record
Fruit color	brown	brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Sourced
Fruit shape	legume	legume · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350, 882	Sourced
Inflorescence type	empty	raceme · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350	Not on the record
Maximum height	150 cm	150 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 214, 882	Sourced
Phenology
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Sourced
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation	High	High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 444	Sourced
Other
Human usage type	—	medical, ornamental, other · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 68	Not on the record

Indigofera tinctoria L., 1753 18% complete

Dye indigo

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