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Wandlike Bush Clover

(Lespedeza intermedia)

Color photograph: Homer D. House. 1918. Wildflowers of New York.

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Lespedeza violacea

The flowers of Bush Clover are on long flower stalks, not close to the stem.

Lespedeza virginica

The leaflets of Slender Bush Clover are slender and elongate.

Lespedeza stuevei

Stueve's Bush Clover is densely downy, not smooth.

Wandlike Bush Clover (Lespedeza intermedia)

Identification: A tall, usually erect, plant. Flowers pealike, pink to pink-purple. Flowers crowded close to the stem and arising from the leaf axils. Most flower clustered near the apex of the stem. Stem smooth. Leaves with 3 leaflets. Leaflets ovate-elongate, crowded close to the stem. Plant 1 to 3 feet in height.

Distribution: Throughout most of eastern North America.

Habitat: Wandlike Bush Clover is found in dry woods and forest clearings.

Flowering period: July to September.

Wandlike Bush Clover (Lespedeza intermedia)

Similar Species:

Bush Clover (Lespedeza violacea)

Slender Bush Clover (Lespedeza virginica)

Stueve's Bush Clover (Lespedeza stuevei)

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