Lu ye hu zhi zi
Lespedeza buergeri
Family: Fabaceae
What it is like
An erect shrub. It grows 1-3 m tall. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are oval and the end one is 3-7 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The flowers are in the upper part of the branches. They are yellowish green. The pods are 1.5 cm long.
There are about 100 Lespedeza species.
Where it is found
It grows in ditches and on mountain slopes below 1500 m altitude in China. In Sichuan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Leaves