Lespedeza procumbens (Downy trailing bush-clover)

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Lespedeza procumbens Michx.

Downy trailing bush-clover

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Fabales	Legumes (pea and bean families)
Family	Fabaceae	Legume family (peas and beans)
Genus	Lespedeza	For Cespedez, Spanish governor of east Flordia in late 18th century
Species	procumbens	With trailing, prostrate stems

About plant names...

Downy trailing bush clover is native to the eastern United States. It appears in dry forests, woodlands, clearings, and roadsides.

Plants: Plants creep along the ground, reaching up to 4' (1.2 m) in length. Branches have dense hairs that spread outward. (The similar species Lespedeza repens is hairless or has fine hairs that lay against the stem (appressed).)

Leaves: Leaflets are oval, on stalks (petioles) that are shorter than the leaflets. They are broader toward the leaf tip, and ½-1" (1.3-2.5 cm) long.

Flowers: Pink, in racemes containing 8-12 flowers. with bilateral symmetry. They appear from August to October.

These are closely similar:

8/31/2013 · Riverside Park, James River, Midlothian, Virginia
≈ 10 × 7" (25 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain

8/31/2013 · Riverside Park, James River, Midlothian, Virginia
≈ 6 × 8" (16 × 19 cm) ID is uncertain

	You are here Lespedeza procumbens
Common Name	downy trailing bush-clover
Plant	Plants creep along the ground, reaching up to 4' (1.2 m) in length. Branches have dense hairs that spread outward.
Flowers	Pink, in racemes containing 8-12 flowers. with bilateral symmetry. They appear from August to October.
Leaves	Leaflets are oval, on stalks (petioles) that are shorter than the leaflets. They are broader toward the leaf tip, and ½-1" (1.3-2.5 cm) long.
Range/ Zones
Habitats	Dry forests, woodlands, clearings, and roadsides.
Type	Wild