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Hylodesmus podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum var. japonicum / Nusubitohagi ヌスビトハギ

Bloom time: July-September

   
Family:
 
Fabaceae /
Mameka


 

Species in the genus Desmodium:


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

   

Hylodesmus podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum var. japonicum / Nusubitohagi ヌスビトハギ

 
Hylodesmus podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum var. japonicum, a perennial herb of 0.6-1.2m tall, grows on grasslands, roadsides, or forest edges in flatlands to mountain regions. Leaves comprise three leaflets; the terminal ones measure 4-8cm long, 2.5-4cm wide, ovate to long-oblong, and the others somewhat smaller. Light red and 3-4mm long, flowers set themselves sparse in slender inflorescences. Fruit (a loment) consists of two articles 5-7mm long and half-moon-shaped. Bloom time: July-September.
     
                     
                     
                     

 

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