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Vicia japonica

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

A. Gray

Common Names

• Dong fang ye wan dou (Pinyin)
• Hiroha-kusa-fuji (Japan)
• Goroshek Yaponski
• Goroshek Khokhryakova

Geographical Habitats

• Helongjiang
• Jilin
• Liaoning
• Nei Mongol
• Shaanxi - China
• Hokkaido
• Honshu - Japan
• Korea
• Sakhalin Oblast
• SE. Siberia - Russia

Natural Habitats

• Forest edges
• pasture
• riverside
• thickets
• coastal
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Jun-Sep (China)
• Apr-Aug (Japan)

Fruiting Times

• Jun-Sep (China)

Slender perennial glabrous climbing or trailing tendril herb with paripinnate leaves of 10-14 leaflets to 20mm x 10mm. Axillary racemes to 30mm of 15 blue, pale lilac or purple 14mm flowers, glabrous pod to 25mm x 6mm

Further References

• FOC
• NYBG
• JDH
• The Plant List 2
• FOJ
• ILDIS