Indigofera Spicata Herbicide. MORTON2 Creeping indigo Indigofera spicata while only a minor source of dye has been much plantedfor cover green manure and erosion control in coffee tea and rubber plantations in warm parts of the Old World. Roots at the nodes strong deep tap root.
Creeping indigo Indigofera spicata has reportedly been in Florida for as long as 90 years but a recent rise in suspected horse poisonings has brought new attention to this toxic plantAlthough creeping indigo has been found throughout the state it is rare or nonexistent on many sites. Feeding tests at the University of Florida 19331934 demonstrated toxicity to rabbits. Indigofera spicata plant material utilised in this study showed a high-protein nutritional analysis Table1 as expected of a legume and an indospicine content of 1310 mg kg 1.
Prostrate stems and its stems and leaves are covered in close-lying hairs ie.
Taxonommical information on Indigofera spicata Forssk. Creeping indigo Indigofera spicata has mostly creeping ie. Salmon coloured sometimes white pinking or orange racemes arranged in clusters. This leads to difficulties in ascribing effects attributed to Indigofera spicata pre 1993 and in more recent.
