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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lespedeza frutescens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lespedeza frutescens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-27-008:
Lespedeza violacea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
COMMON NAME:
Violet Lespedeza, Shrubby Bush-clover
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lefr5_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lespedeza frutescens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lespedeza frutescens
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-27-008:
Lespedeza violacea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
3467
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: woodlands and woodland borders, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Odd-pinnately compound: 3 leaflets
Mostly alternate
Stipules are persistent.
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Purplish/ Light violet
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens, diadelphous, 9 and 1
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Fall
Legume
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