Bengal indigo vs Trailing indigo

Indigofera arrecta compared with Indigofera hendecaphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bengal indigo	Trailing 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 arrecta	Indigofera hendecaphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Bengal indigo and Trailing indigo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Indigofera.

Conservation Status

Bengal indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Trailing indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bengal indigo	Trailing indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bengal indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brunei, Guinea, and India.

Trailing indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, Taiwan, and United States.

Bengal indigo

The Bengal indigo (Indigofera arrecta) is a species in the genus Indigofera. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.