Lespedeza forrestii Schindl.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lespedeza

Characteristics

Subshrubs, to 20 cm tall, densely spreading white villous throughout. Rhizome creeping; stems numerous, simple, pro­cumbent or ascending. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets oblong-line­ar, terminal one 1-2.5 × 0.3-0.6 cm, base cuneate, apex emar­ginate or obtuse, mucronate. Flowers 1-3, axillary. Calyx 7-8 mm, 5-parted; upper 2 lobes connate at base, free at apex. Co­rolla pink, with purple spots, ca. 2 × as long as calyx; standard broadly elliptic, ca. 10 × 5 mm, claw with incurved appendage at upper part; wings oblong, ca. 10 × 2.5 mm, base auriculate and long clawed, apex obtuse; keel ca. 9 × 2 mm, apex obtuse. Ovary pilose, stipitate. Fruit not seen. Fl. Jun-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form subshrub
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Mature height (meter) 0.2
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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Distribution

Lespedeza forrestii world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:502461-1
WFO ID wfo-0000197882
COL ID 6Q3FV
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Synonyms

Lespedeza forrestii Lespedeza pampaninii Lespedeza pampaninii Lespedeza variegata var. cinerascens