Trailing Lespedeza in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/27/2015).
Trailing Lespedeza in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/6/2011).
Trailing Lespedeza blooming in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/27/2013).
The flowers of Trailing Lespedeza in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/25/2018).
Trailing Lespedeza in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/2/2017). Note spreading hairs on stem.
Trailing Lespedeza blooming in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/28/2017).
Trailing Lespedeza blooming in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/31/2016).
Trailing Lespedeza in Allegany Co., Maryland. Identified by Kevin Dodge and Liz McDowell. (9/1/2017).
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Description
Notice the spreading hairs on the petioles and stems. This separates Trailing Lespedeza from Creeping Lespedeza. Creeping Lespedeza has appressed hairs on the petioles and stems.
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Trailing Lespedeza in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/27/2015).
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Trailing Lespedeza in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/6/2011).
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Bill Harms.
Trailing Lespedeza blooming in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/27/2013).
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Jim Stasz.
The flowers of Trailing Lespedeza in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/25/2018).
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Jim Brighton.
Trailing Lespedeza in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/2/2017). Note spreading hairs on stem.
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Bill Hubick.
Trailing Lespedeza blooming in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/28/2017).
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Tyler Bell.
Trailing Lespedeza blooming in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/31/2016).
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Bill Hubick.
Trailing Lespedeza in Allegany Co., Maryland. Identified by Kevin Dodge and Liz McDowell. (9/1/2017).
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Kerry Wixted.
Source: Wikipedia
| Lespedeza procumbens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lespedeza |
| Species: | L. procumbens
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| Binomial name | |
| Lespedeza procumbens | |
Lespedeza procumbens, commonly known as trailing bushclover, is a species of legume found in the eastern United States.[1][2][3] The range of L. procumbens stretches from New York to Florida and westward to Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.[2] It has been observed growing in habitats such as within forests, woodlands, on mountains, and in areas that had previously been disturbed.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b NatureServe (September 5, 2025). "Lespedeza procumbens". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ a b "USDA Plants Database". plants.sc.egov.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ^ Weakley, Alan S. (October 20, 2020). Flora of the Southeastern United States. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "Lespedeza procumbens (trailing bush-clover): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
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