Trailing lespedeza

Lespedeza procumbens, commonly known as trailing bushclover, is a species of legume found in the eastern United States. The range of L. procumbens stretches from New York to Florida and westward to Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. It has been observed growing in habitats such as within forests, woodlands, on mountains, and in areas that had previously been disturbed.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Trailing lespedeza 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.

Easily confused with

• Lespedeza repens
• Lespedeza frutescens
• Lespedeza texana
• Lespedeza virgata
• Galactia regularis
• Desmodium ciliare

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Lespedeza

Species

Lespedeza procumbens

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