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violet bush clover

Lespedeza violacea

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 25, February 25, March 33, April 58, May 100, June 49, July 37, August 33, September 39, October 36, November 24, December 23.
United States3,901
New York481
Virginia324
Massachusetts279
North Carolina265
Pennsylvania264
Tennessee246
West Virginia236
Canada225
Ontario225

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
Genusbush clovers and lespedezas · Lespedeza

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