| Family |
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
| Scientific name |
Lespedeza cuneata (Dumont de Courset) G. Don var. serpens (Nakai) Ohwi |
| Synonyms |
Lespedeza juncea (L. fil.) Persoon forma latissima Matsumura; Lespedeza
juncea (L. fil.) Persoon var. serpens (Nakai) Ohwi; Lespedeza latissima
(Matsumura) Nakai; Lespedeza sericea (Thunberg) Miquel var. latifolia Maximovicz;
Lespedeza serpens Nakai |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) hai-medo-hagi [creeping divining sticks lespedeza] |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=20 |
| Description |
Plants 60-100cm. Leaves 10-25mm length, 2-4mm width. Flowers 6-7mm, flowering
in August to October. Pelennial plants. |
| Reference |
Lespedeza cuneata (Dum. Cours.) G. Don var. serpens (Nakai) Ohwi |
| Note |
Lespedeza cuneata var. serpens is obviously different species from Lespedeza cuneata. Lespedeza cuneata is electing plants, on the other hand, Lespedeza cuneata var. serpens is creeping plants. Also shape of leaves are clearly dfferent from each other. |
