It is a deciduous climbing shrub. Gaomu is a vine with odd pinnate compound leaves with long white hairs. Wisteria is a deciduous woody plant, with curved stems, pinnately compound leaves, long oval leaflets, racemes, purple flowers in spring, and hard pods with a length of 18-24 cm. Pods are mainly produced in the north of China for ornamental purposes. Both flowers and seeds are edible, which the ancients liked. There are many ways to eat wisteria. The most straightforward thing is to wash the flowers, stir-fry them for a while, and immediately put them on a plate to keep the original fragrance, primary color and original flavor. The food is fragrant and sweet, not delicious, but better than delicious. You can also use wisteria flowers and japonica rice flour, add sugar and steam them into wisteria cakes, or stir-fry them with glutinous rice flour and salt.

Buds appear in March and bloom in April, with 20 to 80 iris flowers per shaft. Wisteria is cultivated wild or everywhere, and its roots and seeds are used as medicine, which is sweet, slightly warm and slightly toxic. Bark contains two kinds, flowers contain volatile oil and leaves contain genistein.