|
|
| Common Lespedeza ( Annual Lespedeza, Japanese
Clover) |
| Scientific
Name - lespedeza striata (Thunb.) H. & A |
Family
- Leguminosae |
| Wiry, prostrate, freely-branched
summer annual. Leaves with three obovate to oblong, smooth
leaflets. Leaflets with prominent midvein and parallel
veins that are nearly perpendicular to the midvein. Single
flowers, pink to purple, in leaf axils. Reproduces by
seed. Common in the southern United States, north to Pennsylvania,
west to Texas, Kansas, and Missouri. |
|
|
|
|
|