creeping lespedeza

Family

Fabaceae

Scientific Name

Lespedeza repens

Other Common Names:

creeping bush-clover

trailing lespedeza

Synonyms (former Scientific Names):

Hedysarum repens

Growth Habit

Varies:

upright and nonwoody,

prostrate and nonwoody

Thorns or Spines

not present

Approximate Flower Diameter

Varies:

pencil,

dime

Dominant Flower Color

Varies:

blue,

purple,

red,

pink

Flower Symmetry

bilateral symmetry

Leaf Hairs

no hairs

Leaf Shape

round

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Margin

entire

Leaf Structure

trifoliate

Leaf Stalk

shorter than leaf

Stem Hairs

Varies:

has hairs,

no hairs

Stem Cross Section

round or oval

Milky Sap

not present

Root Structure

taproot

Life Cycle

perennial

Ochrea

not present

Plant Type

Herb