Slender bush clover

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Lespedeza virginica

Slender bush clover, a reference photo
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Lespedeza virginica, known as slender bush clover or slender lespedeza, is a species of flowering plant native to much of the United States, as well as Ontario, Canada, and Nuevo León, Mexico. It is a member of the bean family, Fabaceae.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Slender bush clover being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Species
Lespedeza virginica

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