Downy false indigo
Pollinator Value
- 🐛 Larval Host
- Dogface Sulphur, Silver-spotted Skipper
- 🐝 Specialist Bee Host
- Colletes robertsonii (Leadplant specialist)
- ❄️ Winter Food Source
- Yes — Winter browse and persistent seeds.
Growing Conditions
- Sun
- Full Sun ☀️
- Moisture
- Dry 💧
- Bloom
- June, July
- Sociability
- S2 — Small groups
Ecology & Conservation
Proximity
- Proximity Score
ℹ
Our internally developed scale tracking proximity of historical species occurrence to our Eco-Region (8.1.8). 0 = hyper-local, 5 = off-continent.
- 4
- Native Status
- Outaouais: — · QC: — · ON: ✅
Native Occurrence
- Closest Native Direction
- West
- Eco-zone
ℹ
The closest historically occurring Eco-zone, mapped to the CEC values.
- 9 Great Plains
- Eco-province
- 8.2 Central USA Plains
- Eco-region
- Northern Glaciated Plains
Rarity & Status
- Rarity Notes
- Vulnerable (ON): Rare outside tallgrass sites.
- Rank QC
ℹ
In Quebec, the CDPNQ (Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec) is the body that assigns these ranks using the NatureServe methodology.
Click here for more info → - SNA — Not Applicable
- Rank ON
ℹ
The S-rank (Subnational Rank) is a standardized tool used across Canada to measure the extinction risk of a species within a specific province or territory.
Click here for more info → - S3 — Vulnerable
- Ecological Context
- Leadplant: Native to Western ON/Manitoba border.
Edibility & Foraging
- Edible
- ❌ Not Edible
Permaculture and Companion Planting Properties
- Role(s)
- Nitrogen Fixer
- Notes
- Fixes nitrogen; improves soil quality for neighbors.
Medicinal Properties
- Category
- Digestive
- Notes
- Root used for stomach pain and worms.
Provenance
- Seed Provenance
- Ottawa Valley; Sudbury ON
- Seed Source
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Multiple seed sources:
- OWSL
- Northern Wildflowers