About Lespedeza angustifolia (Pursh) Elliott
Lespedeza angustifolia, which is also called narrow-leaved bushclover, is a perennial legume native to North America. This species grows to a height of between 0.3 and 1.2 meters, which equals 1 foot 0 inch to 3 feet 11 inches. Its leaves are pinnate and trifoliate, and measure between 2 and 6 centimeters, or 0.79 to 2.36 inches, in length. The flowers can have either four or five petals, and their color ranges from purple to white. When the plant produces fruit, the fruit has an elliptic to oblong-obovate shape and is 4 to 6 millimeters, or 0.16 to 0.24 inches, long. This species is endemic to the Coastal Plain region of the United States, with a range that extends from Massachusetts to Florida and westward to Mississippi. There are separate, disjunct populations of L. angustifolia located in Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. It is most commonly found in hydric environments, because it has a high tolerance for inundated soils.
