Bush clover

Lespedeza is a genus of about 40 species of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae),

Bush clover
Inflorescence and foliage of L. thunbergii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Desmodieae
Subtribe:	Lespedezinae
Genus:	Lespedeza Michx.
Species
about 40, see text
Synonyms
Despeleza Nieuwl.

They are commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (hagi).

Nashinoki Shrine hosts an annual Bush clover festival.

Bush Clover Media

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  Lespedeza capitata inflorescences and leaves

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  Lespedeza cuneata habitus

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  Lespedeza cyrtobotrya flowering branch

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  Lespedeza maximowiczii

Sources

• International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Genus Lespedeza. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2011-FEB-18.
• Morimoto, Hiroshi & Matsumoto, Norichika (1966). Über Alkaloide, VI. Inhaltsstoffe Lespedeza bicolor var. japonica, II. ["Alkaloid contents of L. bicolor var. japonica II."] J. Liebigs Ann. Chem. 682(1): 212–218 [in German].
• Morimoto, Hiroshi & Oshio, Haruji (1965). Über Alkaloide, V. Inhaltsstoffe von Lespedeza bicolor var. japonica, I. Über Lespedamin, ein neues Alkaloid. ["Alkaloid contents of L. bicolor var. japonica I. On Lespedamin, a novel alkaloid."] J. Liebigs Ann. Chem. 682(1): 212–218 [in German].

Other websites

• Data related to Lespedeza at Wikispecies
• Media related to Lespedeza at Wikimedia Commons
• Sericea in conservation farming, a freely readable informational booklet scan hosted by the University of North Texas Digital Library
• Lespedeza bicolor at the National Resources Conservation Service. Contains information, images, and a map of its North American distribution.