Bush clover
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Inflorescence and foliage of L. thunbergii | |
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Genus: | Lespedeza |
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Lespedeza is a genus of about 40 species of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae),
They are commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (hagi).
Nashinoki Shrine hosts an annual Bush clover festival.[2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "genus Lespedeza". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ↑ "Hagi Matsuri". Discover Kyoto. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
Sources[change | change source]
- International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Genus Lespedeza. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2011-FEB-18.
- Morimoto, Hiroshi & Matsumoto, Norichika (1966). Über Alkaloide, VI. Inhaltsstoffe Lespedeza bicolor var. japonica, II. ["Alkaloid contents of L. bicolor var. japonica II."] J. Liebigs Ann. Chem. 682(1): 212–218 [in German]. doi:10.1002/jlac.19666920122
- Morimoto, Hiroshi & Oshio, Haruji (1965). Über Alkaloide, V. Inhaltsstoffe von Lespedeza bicolor var. japonica, I. Über Lespedamin, ein neues Alkaloid. ["Alkaloid contents of L. bicolor var. japonica I. On Lespedamin, a novel alkaloid."] J. Liebigs Ann. Chem. 682(1): 212–218 [in German]. doi:10.1002/jlac.19656820121
Other websites[change | change source]
- Data related to Lespedeza at Wikispecies
- Media related to Lespedeza at Wikimedia Commons
- Sericea in conservation farming, a freely readable informational booklet scan hosted by the University of North Texas Digital Library
- Lespedeza bicolor at the National Resources Conservation Service. Contains information, images, and a map of its North American distribution.