LEGUMINOSAE (PULSE FAMILY) 



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similar in form to the preceding species but much larger, each 

 blossom more than a half-inch long, bluish purple or sometimes 

 nearly white. Pods three- to five-seeded, slightly curved, the joints 

 roundish triangular, covered with hooked hairs. (Fig. 174.) 

 Means of control the same as for the Hoary Tick-trefoil. 



Fio. 174. Showy Tick- 

 trefoil (Desmodium cana- 

 dense). X i- 



FIG. 175. Bush Clover 

 (Lespedeza violacea). X t- 



BUSH CLOVER 



Lespedeza violacea, Pers. 



Native. Perennial. Propagates by seeds. 



Time of bloom: July to September. 



Seed-time: August to October. 



Range: New England to Minnesota, southward to Florida, 



Louisiana, and Kansas. 

 Habitat : Dry, sterile soil ; pastures and thin meadows ; thickets 



and open woods. 



