Species of plant
Indigofera miniata
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In bloom
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Eudicots
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Clade:
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Rosids
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Order:
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Fabales
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Family:
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Fabaceae
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Subfamily:
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Faboideae
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Genus:
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Indigofera
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Species:
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I. miniata
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Binomial name
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Indigofera miniata
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Synonyms[2]
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- Anil acutifolia (Schltdl.) Kuntze
- Anil leptosepala (Nutt.) Kuntze
- Anil ornithopodioides Kuntze
- Indigofera acutifolia Schltdl.
- Indigofera argentata Rydb.
- Indigofera brevipes (S.Watson) Rydb.
- Indigofera cinerea Buckley
- Indigofera cubensis Urb.
- Indigofera hartwegii Rydb.
- Indigofera leptosepala Nutt.
- Indigofera leptosepala var. angustata S.Watson
- Indigofera leptosepala var. brevipes S.Watson
- Indigofera mexicana Benth.
- Indigofera miniata var. florida Isely
- Indigofera miniata var. leptosepala (Nutt.) B.L.Turner
- Indigofera miniata var. texana (Buckley) B.L.Turner
- Indigofera nana Rydb.
- Indigofera ornithopodioides Schltdl. & Cham.
- Indigofera sphenoides Rydb.
- Indigofera texana Buckley
- Indigofera tinctaria Hook.
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Indigofera miniata, the scarlet pea or coastal indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the US states of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama, and Florida, and to Mexico, Guatemala, and Cuba.[2][3] It is a prostrate perennial with stems that are about 60 cm (2 ft) long, and salmon pink flowers.[3]