Common names: bush clover, roundhead lespedeza

Scientific names: Lespedeza capitata

Seasons of significant use: summer (for Lespedeza spp. complex)

Characteristics: Native, perennial, warm season forb to 6.0 feet. Stems erect; leaves alternate, pinnately trifoliolate compound; leaflets 3, densely hairy below, without stipels; flowers and fruits in a dense, compact, nearly spherical head; fruit is 1-seeded, indehiscent pod. Flowers June-August.

Plant community type: Open uplands.

Comments: Often disappears in overgrazed situations.

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