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Chinese bushclover
Chinese bushclover
Lespedeza cuneata
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Asia and Australia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

This woody legume grows in dense thickets across Asian meadows and hillsides. Its deep taproot can reach two meters into the soil to tap into hidden water sources.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Lespedeza
Species
Lespedeza cuneata