Indigobush (Amorpha fruticosa) is flowering now and is common on the banks of White River in Indianapolis. This is at White River State Park where the canal water falls into the river. Deam's Flora mentions indigobush being found only at the Lower Wabash and Ohio Rivers. Charles Deam published this book in 1940 and if there was indigobush in Marion County then, he would have mentioned it, so it's spread this far north up the White River since then. These pictures were taken on May 23, 2009.
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