Leafy Bush-clover, Leafy Lespedeza
Lespedeza cyrtobotrya
Family: Fabaceae
What it is like
A shrub. It grows 1-3 m tall. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are broadly oval and the end one is 2-5 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They are hairy underneath. The flowers are in the axils of the leaves. The pod is round and flattened and 6-7 mm long by 5 mm wide.
There are about 100 Lespedeza species.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. It grows in north China on mountain slopes below 1,500 m above sea level.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Britain, China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Russia
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Leaves