desert false indigo
false indigo-bush
bastard indigobush
amorpha fruticosa latin

Amorpha fruticosa 'Pendula', or Weeping Desert False Indigo, is a weeping shrub and a cultivar of Amorpha fruticosa, the Desert False Indigo.

Amorpha fruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (Fabaceae) known by several common names, including desert false indigo, false indigo-bush, and bastard indigobush.

The larvae feed on Amorpha species (including Amorpha fruticosa) and Robinia species.

Its host plants include Lead Plant Amorpha canescens, False Indigo Amorpha fruticosa, Soy Bean Glycine max, Alfalfa Medicago sativa, Black Dalea Dalea frutescens, Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpurea, and clover Trifolium sp.