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Narrowleaf lespedeza

Lespedeza angustifolia

Also called Narrow Leaf Bush Clover

Narrowleaf lespedeza
Photo: Jake McCumber, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
E. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Lespedeza angustifolia, also known as narrow-leaved bushclover, is a perennial legume found in North America.

L. angustifolia reaches a height between 0.3 and 1.2 m (1 ft 0 in and 3 ft 11 in). The leaves are pinnate, trifoliate, and range in length between 2 and 6 cm (0.79 and 2.36 in). Flowers may have four or five petals, purple to white in color. When fruit is produced it is elliptic to oblong-obovate in shape and 4 to 6 mm (0.16 to 0.24 in) in length.

Other Lespedeza plants

Shrub lespedeza · Roundhead lespedeza · Sericea lespedeza · Lespedeza · Hairy lespedeza · Prairie lespedeza · Pilose Lespedeza · Trailing lespedeza · Creeping lespedeza · Tall lespedeza · Thunberg's lespedeza · Violet lespedeza

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lespedeza angustifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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