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Indigo (Indigofera pseudotinctoria)
Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)
Bloom Color: Pink, Purple. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late spring, Mid summer, Mid spring. Form: Rounded, Vase.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Leaves, Flowers
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring
Flavor & Culinary Uses
The leaves and flowers are boiled and eaten. — The leaves and flowers are boiled and eaten.
Habitat & North American Range
Thickets, streamsides, ravines in W. Hupeh, 300 - 2000 metres. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)