Clusterspike False Indigo vs

Amorpha crenulata compared with Gloeothece fuscolutea

Key Differences

• Clusterspike False Indigo is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clusterspike False Indigo
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Cyanobacteria (남조류)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Fabales (콩목)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Fabaceae	Microcystaceae
Genus	Amorpha	Gloeothece
Species	Amorpha crenulata	Gloeothece fuscolutea

Conservation Status

Clusterspike False Indigo

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clusterspike False Indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clusterspike False Indigo

Habitat

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

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Clusterspike False Indigo

Amorpha crenulata, known as clusterspike false indigo or crenulate lead plant, is a critically endangered flowering shrub in the family Fabaceae with a highly restricted distribution confined to Miami-Dade County in southern Florida, USA. This species represents one of North America's rarest plants, with remaining populations numbering in the hundreds of individuals occurring in pine rockland habitat, an ecosystem itself ranked among the most imperiled in the United States. Pine rocklands are fire-dependent communities on exposed oolitic limestone, characterized by an open canopy of slash pine over diverse understory, and have been reduced to less than two percent of their historical extent by urban development in the Miami metropolitan area. Amorpha crenulata produces elongated spikes of small purple flowers typical of the genus and was historically more widespread across the Miami Rock Ridge before land development eliminated most habitat. Current populations exist primarily within Everglades National Park and a few private preserves. Its Critically Endangered status reflects the tiny remaining population, extreme habitat restriction, ongoing threats from urbanization, altered fire regimes, and sea-level rise that threatens low-elevation limestone habitats. Conservation efforts focus on habitat protection, controlled burning to maintain pine rockland structure, and ex situ seed banking.

Gloeothece fuscolutea는 갈황색 젤라틴 외피에 파묻힌 세포를 형성하는 단세포 또는 군체성 남세균이다. 전 세계의 육상 및 수생 서식지에서 발견되며 일차 생산과 질소 고정에 기여한다. 보전 상태는 평가되지 않았다.