About Indigofera adesmiifolia A.Gray
Indigofera adesmiifolia A.Gray, commonly known as tick indigo, is a shrub that grows 0.5–3 m (1 ft 8 in – 9 ft 10 in) tall, and is covered in scattered, flattened hairs. It produces pinnate leaves that are up to 6.5 cm (2.6 in) long and 1–4 mm (0.039–0.157 in) wide, with a flattened rachis. The leaflets are small and egg-shaped, with either a rounded or slightly notched apex. Each leaflet measures 1.5–7 mm (0.059–0.276 in) long and 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) wide, arranged on either side of the flattened midrib, and has rust-red coloured hairs. Its pale pink to rose pink corolla is 2.5–7.5 mm (0.98–2.95 in) long, and arranged in groups of 5 to 20. The pedicel is about 2 mm (0.079 in) long, and there are brown, triangular-shaped bracts that are shorter than the floral tube, with a hairy calyx. Flowering occurs from September to December. The fruit is a pod 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) long with occasional hairs. This species grows in woodland on rocky slopes and ranges in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.
