Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
Scientific name | Lespedeza virgata (Thunberg) A. de Candolle |
Synonyms | Hedysarum virgatum Thunberg; Lespedeza macrovirgata Kitagawa; Lespedeza swinhoei Hance; Lespedeza virgata (Thunberg) A. de Candolle var. macrovirgata (Kitagawa) Kitagawa |
Common name | (Japanese common name) makie-hagi [makie lespedeza (makie = Japanese traditional lacquer decoration)] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
Description | Plants 40-60cm. Leaves 10-25mm length, 2-4mm width. Flowers 6-7mm, flowering in August to October. Subshrubs (suffruticose plants). |
Reference | Lespedeza virgata (Thunb.) DC. |
August 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
August 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
August 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |