Japanese Wisteria💜

A deciduous woody climber endemic to Japan, a representative spring flower celebrated in the ancient Manyoshu poetry collection. The pendulous racemes of pale purple to white flowers are spectacular; the great wisteria at Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi Prefecture is world-famous. The trunk twines clockwise (right-handed). Widely used on pergolas in Japanese gardens and parks.

Identification Points

• ✓Pendulous racemes 20–80 cm long bearing pale purple papilionaceous flowers in spring
• ✓Vine twines clockwise (right-handed when viewed from above)
• ✓Odd-pinnately compound leaves with 11–19 leaflets
• ✓Fruit is a flat legume pod with fine hairs on the surface
• ✓Trunk becomes woody and can grow into a large plant

3D Specimen Model

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Evolution Notes