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  7. Bush Clovers and Lespedezas
  8. Tall Bush-clover

species 1,772 observations

Tall Bush-clover

Lespedeza stuevei

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

26 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Gray Hairstreak, Orange Sulphur, Tentiform Bean Leafminer, Parectopa lespedezaefoliella 15
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Desmodium Leaf-mining Beetle, Three-spotted Treehopper, Wild Turkey, Northern Bobwhite 5
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Little Yellow, Northern Rotund-Resin Bee, Huron Skipper 6

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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