Lespedeza thunbergii
Thunberg Lespedeza
China
and
Japan
Arching perennial appearing shrub-like by season's end
Showy racemes of deep pink flowers
Late summer
Similar to
Desmodium
but differing from it by the abscence of stipels and its one seed, non-adhesive pods.
Named in honor of
Carl P. Thunberg
(1743-1822)
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