Hairy bush-clover

Lespedeza hirta

Habitat:
   Light: sun
   Moisture: dry mesic

   Height: 3 -4 ft.
   Flowering Time: late summer

Notes: long-lived perennial roots grow several upright stems with 3-parted round leaves; leaves close up in the evening; round seed heads a deep, reddish brown persist through winter; provide a good food source for birds; small whitish flowers.

   Range in Michigan: SE,SW