Creeping indigo vs Hairy indigo

Indigofera spicata compared with Indigofera hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping indigo	Hairy 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 spicata	Indigofera hirsuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Creeping indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping indigo	Hairy 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).

Hairy indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States