Sticky Indigo

النيلي اللزج

COMMON NAME: Sticky Indigo

ARABIC: النيلي اللزج

BOTANICAL NAME: Indigofera colutea (Burm.f.) Merr.

SYNONYMS: Galega colutea Burm.f.

FAMILY: FABACEAE

KIND: Native

EMIRATE: Abu-Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman

GROWTH FORMS: Herbs

HABITATS: Sandy

TYPES: Perennial

DESCRIPTION:

Perennial, woody, stems straggly, spreading, up to 50 cm, densely covered with glands and very short hairs. Leaves up to 4 cm long, with 5–14 widely spaced opposite leaflets (one terminal), with rounded tips, often folded along the midrib and cupped. Flowers dark red, in loose 4–10-flowered sprays, upper petal hairy on the outer surface. Pods up to 1 cm, straight, slightly constricted between seeds, hairy. Flowering throughout the year, with a peak from January to July.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:499156-1/images