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Photographer: Robert H. Read
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Family Fabaceae
Lespedeza violacea (L.) Pers.
violet bush-clover, violet lespedeza
Lespedeza: after Cespedez, Spanish governor of east Flordia in late 18th century
violacea: violet
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-4' tall forb often with many branches, mostly hairless |
| Flower: | purple to pink, 5-parted, 1/3" long; inflorescence a loose cluster (raceme) of a few, stalked flowers; blooms Aug. |
| Leaf: | 3-parted, stalks almost as long as the elliptical leaflets |
| Habitat: | dry; upland woods, glades, prairies; in rocky, sandy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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