Fabaceae FAMILY

Lespedeza cyrtobotrya

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lespedeza cyrtobotrya is an erect, much-branched deciduous shrub growing from 1 - 3 metres 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food and for basket making, and also for use as an ingredient in cosmetic preparations. It is used in soil stabilization projects and is also grown as an ornmental in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russia (Far East), northern China, Japan, Korea.

HabitatMeadows and grassy places in hills and low mountains, C. and S. 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. ]. Dry mountain slopes, thickets and forests; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 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. ].