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Lespedeza floribunda
 

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Herb latin name: Lespedeza floribunda

Family: Leguminosae

Edible parts of Lespedeza floribunda:

Young leaves - cooked.

Description of the plant:

Habitat of the herb:

Rocky mountain slopes below 1300 m. Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, SW Liaoning, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang.

Propagation of Lespedeza floribunda:

Pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water and then sow it in spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 7 - 10cm with a heel, July/August in individual pots in a frame. It can be difficult to get the cuttings through their first winter, it is best to plunge the pots in a bed of ashes in a sheltered border outdoors.

Cultivation of the herb:

Rocky mountain slopes below 1300 m. Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, SW Liaoning, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang.

Medicinal use of Lespedeza floribunda:

None known

Known hazards of Lespedeza floribunda:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.