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Lespedeza tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold ex Maxim.

Species

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Characteristics

Subshrubs or perennial herbs, to 1 m tall, densely yel­lowish brown tomentose throughout. Stems simple or branched above. Leaves 3-foliolate; petiole 2-3 cm; leaflets elliptic or ovate-oblong, terminal one 3-6 × 1.5-3 cm, margin slightly in­volute, apex obtuse or emarginate. Racemes terminal or axillary at upper part of stem; peduncle 4-8(-12) cm, stout. Pedicel short. Calyx ca. 6 mm, 5-parted; lobes narrowly lanceolate, ca. 4 mm. Corolla yellow or yellowish white; standard elliptic, ca. 1 cm; wings shorter, oblong; keel subequal to standard. Cleis­togamous flowers in leaf axils of upper stems. Legume obo­void, 3-4 × 2-3 mm, apex shortly acute. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Sep-Oct.
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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.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grassy slopes in hills. Arid mountain slopes, grasslands and thickets; at elevations up to 1,000 metres in most of China.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows on mountain slopes and grasslands below 100  altitude.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

Uses fodder medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -30
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Lespedeza tomentosa world distribution map, present in Canada, China, India, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Province of China, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:502595-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185065
COL ID 723GQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hedysarum tomentosum Desmodium tomentosum Lespedeza macrophylla Lespedeza villosa Hedysarum coriaceum Lespedeza glomerata Meibomia tomentosa Hedysarum villosum Hedysarum tomentosum Lespedeza tomentosa Lespedeza tomentosa var. globiracemosa
WorldFloraDB 2024