Lespedeza tomentosa




Family Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Desmodieae
Subtribe Lespedezinae
Scientific name Lespedeza tomentosa (Thunberg) Siebold ex Maximovicz
Synonyms Hedysarum tomentosum Thunberg; Hedysarum villosum Willdenow; Lespedeza glomerata Hornemann; Lespedeza macrophylla Bunge; Lespedeza villosa (Willdenow) Persoon
Common name (Japanese common name) inu-hagi (イヌハギ, 犬萩 [meaning: false lespedeza]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Nepal, India, Pakistan
Habitat Seaside, riverside
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing 60-150cm tall. Leaves ternate, leaflets each 3-7cm long, 1-4cm wide. Flowers white 8-10mm long, calyxs 5-7mm long, flowering in July to September. Fruits 4-5mm long. Perennial plants or subshrub.
Reference  Lespedeza tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold ex Maxim.
Lespedeza tomentosa (Thunb.) Sieb.ex Maxim
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September 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden



September 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden