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Lespedeza stuevei
Also called Tall Bush Clover, Stueve's Lespedeza
Tall lespedeza (Lespedeza stuevei), also called tall bushclover, is an upright perennial legume native to the eastern and central United States, found in woodlands and woodland edges. It is a hardy wild native that tolerates fire and needs little care once established.
Lespedeza stuevei, known commonly as tall bushclover, is a perennial legume native to North America. Its range encompasses the eastern half of the United States, stretching from Massachusetts to Florida and westward to Texas, where it is commonly found in woodlands and along woodland borders.
The stems of L. stuevei are erect. Leaves are pinnately trifoliate and alternately arranged. The flowers occur in dense groups and can possess either four or five petals, which are typically purple in color but can range from blue to pink to red. Fruit possesses one seed and ranges in size from 4 to 7 millimeters in length.
Narrowleaf lespedeza · Shrub lespedeza · Roundhead lespedeza · Sericea lespedeza · Lespedeza · Hairy lespedeza · Prairie lespedeza · Pilose Lespedeza · Trailing lespedeza · Creeping lespedeza · Thunberg's lespedeza · Violet lespedeza
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lespedeza stuevei by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
