Bush clover
genus of plants
Lespedeza is a genus of about 40 species of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae),
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| Genus: | Lespedeza |
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They are commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asiann species) Japanese clovers (hagi).
Nashinoki Shrine hosts an annual Bush clover festival.[2]
References
change- ↑ "genus Lespedeza". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ↑ "Hagi Matsuri". Discover Kyoto. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
Sources
change- 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
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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.
