Japanese name: フジカンゾウ（藤甘草） Scientific name:Hylodesmum oldhamii
[Overview]
A perennial 50–150 cm tall, found in woodlands on plains and low mountains.
The leaves are alternate and odd-pinnately compound, consisting of 5–7 leaflets.
The terminal leaflet is elliptic to obovate, 6–17 cm long and 3–6 cm wide.
There are lanceolate stipules.
Racemes as long as 50 cm arise from the stem tips and leaf axils, bearing sparse flowers.
The flowers are pale pink, pea-like, and 8–10 mm long.
The fruit is flat, usually constricted into 2 segments, each of which is triangular.
The surface of the fruit has hooked hairs, and it is carried by clinging to clothes and animals.
