Slender bush-clover

Lespedeza virginica

Habitat:
   Light: sun
   Moisture: dry mesic

   Height: 2 -3 ft.
   Flowering Time: late summer

Notes: long-lived perennial roots grow several upright stems with narrow, 3-parted leaves; leaves close up in the evening; brown seeds in small clusters persist through winter; provide a good food source for birds; flowers pink.

   Range in Michigan: SE,SW