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Pueraria lobata
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A climbing, semi-woody perennial in the pea family, widely native to Japanese hills and fields. One of the 'seven flowers of autumn'. Its roots are used to make kudzu starch and the traditional medicine 'Kakkonto'. Abroad, it is notorious as an invasive species.
Identification Points
- βLarge pinnately compound leaves of 3 leaflets
- βLong vines that smother other vegetation
- βFragrant purple racemes in autumn
Habitat
Hills, roadsides, riverbanks
Season
August to September (flowers)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Compound
Growth form
Vine
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Flower color
Purple
Flowering season
Autumn
Habitat
Mountain
Phylogenetic Positionγγ‘η§ β
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Fabales > Fabaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (approx. 70β60 million years ago)
Sources & References
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