Also known as Creeping Bush-Clover
Lespedeza repens is a native, prostrate perennial legume. Its slender, creeping stems root at nodes, bearing trifoliate leaves and small, purplish-pink, pea-like flowers.
Photos of Creeping Lespedeza (Lespedeza repens)
Common names and botanical synonyms
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| kingdom | Plantae |
| division | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Fabales |
| family | Fabaceae |
| genus | Lespedeza |
| species | Lespedeza repens |
