Sophora flavescens

Flower name
Sophora flavescens
Scientific name
Sophora flavescens
Alias眩, クサエンジュ, キツネノササゲ, ヒロハクララ, 狐の大角豆, 眩草, Shrubby sophora
Place of originJapan and China
Place of floweringFields and footpaths
Flowering seasonMay, June

What is Sophora flavescens

Sophora flavescens or Shrubby sophora (scientific name: Sophora flavescens) is a large perennial herb of the genus Clara (Fabaceae), native to Japan and China. In Japan, it is distributed in the mountains from Honshu to Shikoku and Kyushu. The stems are erect, and the lower part is columnar and woody. The leaves are odd pinnate compound leaves 15-20 cm long, with 15-40 long oval lobes attached in alternate clusters. In May and June, it produces numerous light yellow butterfly-shaped flowers in a raceme at the stem end. The root is bitter and is used to make the herbal medicine "kuzin. The whole plant is poisonous. It is a food plant of the oriental whitebait.

Common name: Sophora flavescens or Shrubby sophora,(scientific name: Sophora flavescens, height: 0.5-1.5 m, leaf shape: odd pinnate compound leaf, leaf length: 15-20 cm, leaflets Leaf length: 15-20 cm, Leaf shape: oblong-ovate, Number of leaflets: 15-41, Phyllotaxy: alternate, Flowering period: May-June, Inflorescence shape: apex, raceme, Flower color: pale yellow, Corolla shape: butterfly, Crude drug: "Kuzin", Note: All plants are poisonous, Food plant of Shijimiaeoides divinus.