Korean Lespedeza (Kummerowia stipulacea)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Kummerowia stipulacea is a ANNUAL growing to 0.4 m (1ft 4in) at a fast rate. It is in flower from August to September, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

None known. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.

Habitat & North American Range

Waste ground and roadsides in C. and S. Japan. Roadsides, grasslands, mountain slopes, stable or semi-stable sand dunes at elevations of 100--1200 metres in China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)