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Species, Varieties, or Forms 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 around other plants to climb, and on the other side, they form rhizomes in the ground. Leaves of Apios fortunei are a vine perennial that grows to 2m or more. Stems wind themselves around other plants to climb, and on the other side, they form rhizomes in the ground. Leaves are pinnate compounds with 3-5 leaflets, 4-9mm long and 2-6 mm wide, in an oval shape. Butterfly-shaped flowers are:

Light yellow-green, broad vexilla.

Small alae with tips tinging light purple.

Carinae bends inside.

Bloom time: July-September.