Lespedeza stuevei (Velvety bush-clover)

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Lespedeza stuevei Nutt.

Velvety bush-clover, tall 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	stuevei	For Prussian botanist and pharmacist Hermann Heinrich Wilhelm Theodor Stüwe (1875-?)

About plant names...

Tall bush clover inhabits woodlands and woodland borders, including dry upland woods, old sandy fields, open pinelands, and roadsides. Often found in colonies.

Plants: Stems are erect, ridged, and densely leaved.

Leaves: Leaves are alternate, occuring in triplets on short stalks. Leaves are oval or sometimes obovate. Upper leaf surfaces are hairy in varying amounts, while lower leaf surfaces are very hairy.

Flowers: Flowers are lavender-pink to rose-purple, in clusters of 6 to 14, and appear from August to October.

Fruits: Single dehiscent pods, ⅛-¼" (4-7 mm), containing smooth shiny dark brown seeds about ¹/₁₆" (2.5 mm) long.

Online References:

Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

Coastalplainplants.org

Nametheplant.net (Native & Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas and Georgia)

Gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org

Www.marylandbiodiversity.com

8/23/2013 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire
≈ 8 × 6" (20 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain

8/23/2013 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire
≈ 6 × 5" (14 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

8/23/2013 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire
≈ 2 × 1¾" (5.2 × 4.4 cm) ID is uncertain

Lespedeza stuevei description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

8/23/2013 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire
≈ 6 × 5" (15 × 12 cm) ID is uncertain

8/23/2013 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire
≈ 6 × 4" (15 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain

8/23/2013 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire
≈ 8 × 6" (19 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain

8/23/2013 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire
≈ 4½ × 6" (12 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain

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