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Fabaceae FAMILY

Lespedeza bicolor

Lespedeza bicolor

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lespedeza bicolor is an erect, much-branched, deciduous shrub growing 1 - 3 metres tall and wide[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It is cultivated in soil conservation projects and is also grown as an ornamental in gardens. The plant has often been used as an ornamental and in soil conservation projects in the USA. It has escaped from cultivation, especially in southeastern USA, and become naturalized in native areas[ 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Russia (E. Siberia, Far East), Mongolia northeast China, Japan, Korea
HabitatGrassy places and thickets in lowland all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Mountain slopes, forest margins, roadsides, thickets and forests; at elevations from 150 - 1,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].