Japanese name: ハイメドハギ（這蓍萩、這目処萩） Scientific name:Lespedeza cuneata var. serpens
[Overview]
A perennial found in sunny grasslands, riverbanks, embankments and similar places.
The stems spread creeping along the ground and usually have spreading hairs.
The leaves are trifoliate, with the terminal leaflet slightly larger, obovate, with a notched tip.
The flowers are borne in clusters of 2–4 in the leaf axils; the entire standard petal is tinged with purple, and the tips of the other petals are also purple.
The buds are purple.
The fruit is a nearly round loment, about 0.3 cm in diameter.
