chaboyamahagi
Fabaceae (legume family)
Lespedeza bicolor var. nana
- Physical characteristics:
- This subshrub grows to approximately 30 cm in height. The leaves are divided into three leaflets, each of them elliptical.
- Blooming period:
- late July to August
- Habitat:
- rocky areas in and above the fifth stage
- Other information:
- a dwarf variety of ezoyamahagi (Lespedeza bicolor); a quasi-endemic variant species
- Japanese name origin:
- The “chabo” refers to a small chicken and means “small.” It is said that the “hagi” derives from “haegi,” which describes the sprouting of buds from old stems in spring. Another theory suggests that “hagi” refers to the leaves turning yellow.