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Campylotropis speciosa eriocarpa (Chinese bush-clover; Chinese lespedeza; Hairy lespedeza; Himalayan bushclover; Perennial lespedeza; Sericea lespedeza; Silky bush-clover; Japanese Bush Clover)

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Invasive Species

View ISSG Record: Campylotropis speciosa eriocarpa

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [1]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Structure [1]  Shrub
Usage [1]  The plant has an extensive root system and fixes atmospheric nitrogen through bacteria that live on its roots. It is used in soil conservation schemes for renewing worn-out soils;
Height [1]  39 inches (1 m)
View Plants For A Future Record : Campylotropis speciosa eriocarpa

Protected Areas

Predators

Pseudococcus sorghiellus (trochanter mealybug)[3]
Rhizoecus distinctus[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0