You may find it helpful to read Lespedeza Species in the Carolinas by Bill Stringer.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lespedeza virginica
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lespedeza virginica
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 098-27-006:
Lespedeza virginica
FAMILY
Fabaceae
COMMON NAME:
Virginia Lespedeza, Slender Lespedeza, Virginia Bush-clover, Slender Bush-clover
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_levi7_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm060603_039
June Greenville County SC
Field
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JK Marlow jkm060603_069
June Pickens County SC
Churchyard or cemetery
Note the reddish stem.
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JK Marlow s060603_d
June Greenville County SC
Field
Leaflet base and apex both rounded. Petioles of mid-stem leaves ~ 10mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
leaves that are trifoliolate and pinnately compound
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JK Marlow s080607_c
June Pickens County SC
Leaves with long petioles, leaflets < 1/4" wide & about 4x as long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm0408l_10
August Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0408l_12
August Greenville County SC
Roadside
Crowded clusters of 4-10 flowers in upper leaf axils, shorter than leaves, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.