Desert false indigo
Amorpha fruticosa L. [Fabaceae]
Itachihagi (イタチハギ, 鼬萩)
Life form: deciduou shrub < 6 m in height
Distribution: eastern Canada - USA - northern Mexico (exotic to Japan)
This species is assigned as 100 of the worst invasive alien species in Japan
Habitat: ruderal
Synonyms
Amorpha elata Hayne
Amorpha fragrans Sweet
Amorpha tennessensis Shuttlew. ex Kunze
Amorpha virgata Small
Amorpha fruticosa on Mount Usu
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[1] a sapling. [2] close-up of a leaf. Close to K1 Crater (nicknamed as Yu-kun Crater) in Kompira crater group on August 8 2011. The many seedlings were observed in the last year. This area may become the alien world.
References
- flora on Mount Usu
- invasive alien species (侵略的外来種/特定外来種)
- weed (雑草)