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Nina's Warriors (Creeping Indigo Resource)
  • Our Story
  • About Creeping Indigo
    • The Leaves
    • The Toxins
    • The Root
    • The Flower
    • The Vines
    • The Seed Pods
    • CI Photo Gallery
  • Symptoms of CI Poisoning
  • What States Are Affected?
  • How Do You Kill CI?
    • Tips For Prevention
  • USA History of Creeping Indigo
  • CI In The News!
    • Help Share Awareness!
  • Events and Seminars
  • Creeping Indigo Tracking Map
  • FAQ
    • When is CI Most Dangerous?
    • Is it Palatable?
    • How Much Is Poisonous?
    • Is Infected Meat Harmful?
    • Found in Lush Grass?
    • Why Suddenly an Issue?
    • How Does It Spread?
    • Could it be in Hay?
    • Harms More Than Horses?
    • Would A Detox Help?
    • Where Is It From?
    • How Do I Mark The Map?
    • Don't Animals Avoid It?
    • Where Does it Grow?
    • Can I Prevent CI?
    • What Does it Look Like?
    • What Part of CI is Toxic?
    • Overgrazed Pastures Only?
    • Are Well Fed Horses at Risk?
    • What Makes it So Deadly?
    • Why Often Near Roadways?
    • Why Aren't More Cattle Sick?
    • Can it Survive Cold Weather?
    • Never Hurt Them Before?
    • How Can I Help?
  • What States Are Affected?

The seed pods :

Creeping Indigo's seed pods have needle-like, stiff, sharp-tips, 1-3 cm long, and grow in downward-pointing clusters. Each plant can host anywhere from 200-300 seed pods at one time with it's highest rate of seed being in the Fall. The casings of the seed pods are very hard- so hard in fact, that they can take 20-30yrs to germinate from your soil. When treating for Creeping Indigo- the pods and the deeply set tap root are the last parts of the plant to die. It is believed that the seed pods are completely impenetrable most times. So, manual removal of the pods is highly suggested. You can burn them to dispose of them.

Creeping Indigo readily grows from both seeds and clippings.
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Close-Up of Seed Pod
(Not EVERY plant has a flower or seed pods. So, it is VERY IMPORTANT you are looking for EACH identifying characteristic when searching your land)


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