Wisteria brachybotrys

The silky wisteria is in the pea or Fabaceae family and is native to China and introduced into Japan.

• Leaves are alternate, pinnately compound, with 9–21 leaflets , individual leaflets ovate to oblong, up to 5 cm long.
• Species is monoecious. Flowers are creamy white, 2.5 cm long, pea-like, on 5–8 cm panicles (branched stems), appearing in late summer.
• Fruit is individual beans with outer green casings, up to 1.5 cm long, connected in strings (looks somewhat like a long pod choked into individual smaller pods).
• Buds are hidden beneath the bark.