Fabaceae FAMILY

Lespedeza potaninii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lespedeza potaninii is a perennial plant with procumbent to ascending stems that are much-branched at the base; the stems become more or less woody and persist, the plant growing 20 - 60cm tall[ 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. ]. The plant is cultivated as a soil stabilizer and improver in arid regions[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northern and central China

HabitatDesert steppes, sandy soils of steppe zone, rocky soils, hills, rocky slopes, foot of mountains[ 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. ].