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violet bush clover

Lespedeza frutescens

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Illinois.January 2, February 2, March 3, April 6, May 9, June 17, July 20, August 56, September 35, October 10, November 2, December 2.
United States595
Illinois143
Kansas135
Missouri101
New York100
Canada53
Ontario53
Indiana46
Michigan41
West Virginia38

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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