Indigofera spicata
Trailing indigo (Indigofera spicata) is a non-native landscape weed indigenous to Southern Africa, Madagascar, and South and South-Eastern Asia. This species is highly toxic to livestock specifically horses with small outbreaks occurring in Northern and Central Florida.
- Scientific Name: Indigofera spicata
- Common Name: Trailing indigo
- Seasonality: Warm
- Soil Type: Wet to dry
- Toxicity: Very toxic to livestock
- Plant Growth: Spreading annual
- Creeping Indigo, A Poisonous Plant of Concern in Florida Pastures UF/IFAS Extension Publication
- UF/IFAS Assessment of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas: Indigofera spicata
- Northwest Florida Extension - Creeping Indigo: Get Ahead of the Problem Now
