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Chinese Milk Vetch🌿
Astragalus sinicus
ゲンゲ
A biennial herb of the Fabaceae family, also called renge-sou. It was formerly widely cultivated as green manure in rice paddies, where fields of its purplish-red flowers bloomed in spring.
Identification Points
- ✓紫紅色の蝶形花が輪状に集まる
- ✓葉は奇数羽状複葉
- ✓果実は弓形に湾曲した莢
Habitat
本州・四国・九州の田・畦（中国原産、植栽）
Season
4〜6月（花）
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Ovary position
Superior
Phylogenetic Positionマメ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Fabales > Fabaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (approx. 70–60 million years ago)
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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