Lespedeza stuevei Nutt.
Velvety bush-clover, tall bush-clover, tall lespedeza
Tall bush clover is a North American native, 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.
Habitats: Woodlands and woodland borders, including dry upland woods, old sandy fields, open pinelands, and roadsides
Online References:
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 × 1½″ (5.2 × 4.3 cm) ID is uncertain 
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 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| 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-?) |
Lespedeza stuevei description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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