| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Indigofera leptocarpa Eckl. & Zeyh. trib. Indigofereae |
| Synonyms | Indigofera thesioides Jarvie & C.H.Stirt |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | thinly strigose, branchlets flexuous, leaves shortly petiolate, ternate, leaflets linear, acute, stipules minute, dentate, flowers few in lax, shortly pedunculate raceme |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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