Anil de pasto vs Coast Indigo

Indigofera suffruticosa compared with Indigofera miniata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anil de pasto	Coast Indigo
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Indigofera	Indigofera
Species	Indigofera suffruticosa	Indigofera miniata

Evolutionary Relationship

Anil de pasto and Coast Indigo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Indigofera.

Conservation Status

Anil de pasto

LC — Least Concern

Coast Indigo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anil de pasto	Coast Indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anil de pasto

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Coast Indigo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Cuba.

Anil de pasto

The Anil de pasto (Indigofera suffruticosa) is a species in the genus Indigofera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations.

Coast Indigo

Coast indigo (Indigofera miniata) is a perennial herb or subshrub in the family Fabaceae, native to the coastal scrub, pine barrens, and sandy grasslands of Cuba and the broader Caribbean region. Like other members of the genus Indigofera, it produces compound pinnate leaves and racemes of small, pea-type flowers, though in this species the flowers are notably small and pinkish to reddish. The genus Indigofera is best known for Indigofera tinctoria, the source of natural indigo dye, but most species including Indigofera miniata have not been commercially exploited for dye production. Coast indigo grows in open, sunny, often disturbed habitats including sandy coastal plains, roadsides, and degraded scrubland, benefiting from its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen through root nodule bacteria—a common trait in the legume family. The IUCN assesses it as Least Concern, reflecting its ability to persist in disturbed and marginal coastal habitats across the Caribbean. Regional populations are affected by coastal development and vegetation clearance but are not considered globally threatened.