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Lespedeza tomentosa

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A herb or small shrub. It grows up to 1 m tall. The stems are angular. They have yellowish hairs. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are 2-5 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The flowers are in a group in the axils of leaves. The fruit is an oblong pod.

There are about 100 Lespedeza species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows on mountain slopes and grasslands below 1000m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Himalayas, India, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Hedysarum tomentosum Thunberg; Desmodium tomentosum A. de Candolle; Hedysarum villosum Willdenow; Lespedeza glomerata Hornem.; Lespedeza macrophylla Bunge; Lespedeza villosa Persoon;