Bush clover

Lespedeza is a genus of about 40 species of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae),

Bush clover
Lespedeza thunbergiiaDT1.jpg
Inflorescence and foliage of L. thunbergii
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Lespedeza

Species

about 40, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Despeleza Nieuwl.

They are commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (hagi).

Nashinoki Shrine hosts an annual Bush clover [en] festival.[2]

Bush Clover Media

References

  1. "genus Lespedeza". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. "Hagi Matsuri". Discover Kyoto. Retrieved 2023-04-07.

Sources

  • International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Genus Lespedeza. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2011-FEB-18.
  • Morimoto, Hiroshi & Matsumoto, Norichika (1966). Über Alkaloide, VI. Inhaltsstoffe Lespedeza bicolor var. japonica, II. ["Alkaloid contents of L. bicolor var. japonica II."] J. Liebigs Ann. Chem. 682(1): 212–218 [in German]. doi:10.1002/jlac.19666920122
  • Morimoto, Hiroshi & Oshio, Haruji (1965). Über Alkaloide, V. Inhaltsstoffe von Lespedeza bicolor var. japonica, I. Über Lespedamin, ein neues Alkaloid. ["Alkaloid contents of L. bicolor var. japonica I. On Lespedamin, a novel alkaloid."] J. Liebigs Ann. Chem. 682(1): 212–218 [in German]. doi:10.1002/jlac.19656820121

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