Amorpha nana - Dwarf wild indigo

Dwarf wild indigo (Amorpha nana) is a low, nitrogen-fixing deciduous shrub of dry, cold semi-arid North American prairies, its deep, spreading roots useful for erosion control.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Shrub
• Deciduous

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer¹
• Soil stabilization¹

Footnotes

1. Amorpha nana | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹