흰꽃땅비싸리-[정명] Indigofera decora var. alba

과명	Engler- APG Ⅳ- Fabaceae (콩과)	속명	Indigofera (땅비싸리속)
전체학명	[정명] Indigofera decora var. alba	추천명	흰꽃땅비싸리
		영문명	White-flower Kirilow’s indigo

추천명변경: 흰땅비싸리 -> 흰꽃땅비싸리

Indigofera decora forma alba (sometimes commonly called white Chinese indigo) is a white-flowered form of the species (Chinese indigo). Species flowers are pink. Alba is a dense, suckering shrub or subshrub which typically grows 1-1 1/2' tall and spreads to 6' or more. Features dense, axillary racemes (to 8" long) of white, pea-like flowers which bloom heavily in June and July and sometimes continue intermittently to September. Compound pinnate leaves (to 3" long), each with 7-13 elliptic, medium green leaflets. Synonymous with Indigofera incarnata 'Alba'. A separate species, Indigofera tinctoria, is the species that has been used for many years to produce indigo dyes.

Genus name comes from indigo plus Latin fero meaning to bear. The dye indigo is obtained from this genus.

Specific epithet means decorative.

Indigofera decora f. alba - Plant Finder (missouribotanicalgarden.org)