Anil de pasto vs Trailing indigo

Indigofera suffruticosa compared with Indigofera hendecaphylla

Key Differences

• Anil de pasto is Least Concern while Trailing indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anil de pasto	Trailing indigo
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
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 hendecaphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Anil de pasto and Trailing indigo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Indigofera.

Conservation Status

Anil de pasto

LC — Least Concern

Trailing indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anil de pasto	Trailing 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).

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.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States