Fabaceae

Violet lespedeza

Lespedeza violacea (L.) Pers.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lespedeza

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Violet lespedeza (Lespedeza violacea) — FlowerPhoto: Bryan Connolly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Violet lespedeza, Wand-like bush clover
Japanese: レスペデーツァ・ヴィオラーチェア

Synonyms

Hedysarum divergens Muhl. ex Willd.
Hedysarum violaceum L.
Lespedeza intermedia (S.Watson) Britton
Lespedeza intermedia f. hahnii (S.F.Blake) M.Hopkins
Lespedeza intermedia var. hahnii S.F.Blake
Lespedeza prairea Britton
Lespedeza reticulata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Pers.
Lespedeza stuevei var. intermedia S.Watson
Lespedeza violacea var. divergens (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr. & A.Gray
Lespedeza violacea var. divergens (Muhl. ex Willd.) G.Don
Lespedeza violacea var. prairea Mack. & Bush

Flowers

In flower: August to September (from 161 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Bryan Connolly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: stephen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: jcollatz, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Emily Summerbell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jake McCumber, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Jason Parrish, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Cave, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jacob Mullin, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.