Common Name:
slender
bush clover
Common Name Synonym:
virginia lespedeza
Scientific Name:
Lespedeza virginica
Family Name:
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
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Pea or Bean Family
Life Cycle
native perennial, reproducing by seed
Stems
upright, many from base, branched above, smooth or with minute hairs, densely leaved
Leaves
alternate, compound trifoliate and long stalked, crowded on stem and ascending, leaflets linear to narrow oblong and short stalked, hairy, entire, small point at tip
Flowers
pea-like, violet purple, irregular; axillary racemes above, few-flowered, crowed
Seedpods
pods, hairy