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Lespedeza virginica
Also called Slender Bush Clover
Lespedeza virginica, known as slender bush clover or slender lespedeza, is a species of flowering plant native to much of the United States, as well as Ontario, Canada, and Nuevo León, Mexico. It is a member of the bean family, Fabaceae.
Lespedeza virginica is found from Maine south to Florida, west to Texas and north to Michigan as well as in Eastern Canada. L. virginica prefers drier habitats, but can be found in prairies, rocky and sandy forests, savannas and environments with high drainage such as roadsides.
Narrowleaf lespedeza · Shrub lespedeza · Roundhead lespedeza · Sericea lespedeza · Lespedeza · Hairy lespedeza · Prairie lespedeza · Pilose Lespedeza · Trailing lespedeza · Creeping lespedeza · Tall lespedeza · Thunberg's lespedeza
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lespedeza virginica 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.
