Creeping indigo vs True indigo

Indigofera spicata compared with Indigofera tinctoria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping indigo	True 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 spicata	Indigofera tinctoria

Evolutionary Relationship

Creeping indigo and True indigo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Indigofera.

Conservation Status

Creeping indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

True indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping indigo	True indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Nauru), and South America (Brazil).

True indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇧🇧 Barbados 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States