Lespedeza frutescens, commonly known as shrubby lespedeza, is a species of herbaceous plant in the legume family.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Violet 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.
Easily confused with
- Lespedeza procumbens
- Lespedeza bicolor
- Lespedeza texana
- Lespedeza repens
- Lespedeza floribunda
- Galactia regularis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lespedeza
- Species
- Lespedeza frutescens
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