Trailing Lespedeza (Lespedeza procumbens)

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Lespedeza procumbens

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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
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

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  1. ^ a b NatureServe (September 5, 2025). "Lespedeza procumbens". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "USDA Plants Database". plants.sc.egov.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  3. ^ Weakley, Alan S. (October 20, 2020). Flora of the Southeastern United States. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  4. ^ "Lespedeza procumbens (trailing bush-clover): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2025-09-22.