Notes For Reference:-　

Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Desmodium:

Hylodesmus oldhamii / Fujikanzou
Hylodesmus podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum var. japonicum / Nusubitihagi
Hylodesmus podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum var. japonicum f. albiflorum / Shirobananusubitohagi

Hylodesmum oldhamii / Fujikanzou フジカンゾウ

Hylodesmus oldhamii, a perennial herb occurring in fields and mountains, grows to 50-120cm in height, with sparse, coarse, and fine hairs all through. Leaves are of an imparipinnate compound leaf, with 5-7 leaflets; the terminal lobes are long, oblong, or obovate, 6-17cm long, 3-6cm wide, with tips sharp, margins entire, bases round or obtuse, and petiolules. Leaves with a somewhat challenging, papery texture are gritty, as are the stems, and are dark green. Stem tips and axils emerge about 50cm long racemes in which many light pink papilionaceous flowers bloom. Bloom time: August-September.