Thermopsis lupinoides (L.) Link
[Fabaceae (Leguminosae)]
Sendaihagi (センダイハギ, 先代萩)
Life form: deciduous perennial forb
Distribution: China - eastern Siberia - Korea - Japan (Honshu - Hokkaido) - northern America
Habitat:
grasslands in coasts, wetlands, etc.
Synonyms
Thermopsis fabacea (L.) DC.
Thermopsis R. Br. in Japan
Twenty-three species are distributed in Eurasia and North America
T. chinensis Benth. ex S.Moore (クソエンドウ): not in Hokkaido
T. lupinoides (L.) Link (センダイハギ)
Thermopsis lupinoides in Hokkaido
[1-2] twovegetaion types estabishing T. lupinoides. [1] The dominant species is Sasa senanensis. [2] The dominant species is Phragmites australis. [3] close-up of shoots. [4] close-up of an inflorescence. [1, 3-4] At the mouth of Teshio River on June 14 2011. [2] At a former guardhouse for watching herring (Nishin-banya) in Obira Town on June 17 2011.
References
- floral diagram of Fabaceaae