Bush clover
Campylotropis macrocarpa

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. Young branches can be hairy. The leaf stalks are 1-5 cm long. There are leaflets along the stalk and the end one is 1-7 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. The flowers are in groups 3-15 cm long. They are purple or pinkish white. The pod is obliquely oval and 9-15 mm long by 4-5 mm wide. The seeds are reddish brown and kidney shaped. They are 3-5 mm long by 2-3 mm wide.

There are about 100 Lespedeza species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in open places between 200-2,000 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Korea, Taiwan

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves, seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Hang zi shao

Synonyms

Campylotropis chinensis Bunge; Campylotropis gracilis Ricker; Campylotropis hersi Ricker [Spelling variant]; Campylotropis hersii Ricker; Campylotropis ichangensis S.H.Cheng; Campylotropis ichangensis Schindl. ex Cheng f.; Campylotropis macrocarpa f. lanceolata P.Y. Fu; Campylotropis macrocarpa var. macrocarpa; Campylotropis macrocarpa f. macrocarpa; Lespedeza ciliata Benth.; Lespedeza distincta Bailey; Lespedeza distincta L.H. Bailey; Lespedeza ichangensis Schindl.; Lespedeza macrocarpa Bunge; Lespedeza rosthornii Schindl.;