Indigofera hendecaphylla

{{Short description|Species of plant in the genus Indigofera}}

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|image=Indigofera hendecaphylla from Nilgiris (2).jpg

|image_caption=Inflorescence and foliage, with tip of human finger showing scale

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|image2_caption=Spreading in a macadamia nut orchard in Hawaii

|genus=Indigofera

|species=hendecaphylla

|authority=Jacq.

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• Indigofera anceps Vahl ex Poir.
• Indigofera bolusii N.E.Br.
• Indigofera celebica Miq.
• Indigofera endecaphylla Jacq.
• Indigofera kleinii Wight & Arn.
• Indigofera onobrychioides Baill.
• Indigofera pectinata Baker
• Indigofera prostrata Klein ex Wight & Arn.

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Indigofera hendecaphylla, the creeping indigo or trailing indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Old World Tropics and Subtropics, and has been introduced to various locales, including Japan and Australia.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:499440-1 |title=Indigofera hendecaphylla Jacq. |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=28 May 2021 }} It was widely introduced as a forage plant when it was thought to be conspecific with Indigofera spicata, and then shown to be toxic to nearly all livestock, with some uncertainty as to which species was tested.{{cite web |url=https://www.feedipedia.org/node/286 |title=Creeping indigo (Indigofera spicata and Indigofera hendecaphylla) |last1=Heuzé |first1=V. |last2=Tran |first2=G. |last3=Maxin |first3=G. |last4=Lebas |first4=F. |date=19 April 2016 |website=Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System |publisher=Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO |access-date=28 May 2021 }}