Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物

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Apios fortunei / Hodoimo ホドイモ

Bloom time:  July-September

   
Family:
 
Fabaceae /
 Mameka


 

Species in the genus Apios:


Apios fortunei / Hodoimo

   

Apios fortunei / Hodoimo ホドイモ

 
Apios fortunei is a vine perennial that grows to 2m or more. Stems wind themselves the other plants around to climb and, on the other side, make rhizomes in the ground. Leaves are pinnate compounds with 3-5 leaflets 4-9mm long and 2-6m wide, in an oval shape. Butterfly-shaped flowers are light yellow-green, broad vexilla, small alae with tips tinging light purple, and carinae bending inside. Bloom time: July-September.
                     
         
                     

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