Minnesota Endangered Species Youth Art Contest

Prairie bush clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)

 

 

Photo by USFWS; Phil Delphey

Prairie bush clover (Lespedeza leptostachya) is a federally threatened prairie plant found only in the tallgrass prairie region of four midwestern states. It is a member of the bean family and a midwestern "endemic" – known only from the tallgrass prairie region of the upper Mississippi River Valley.

 

Fact Sheet: Prairie Bush Clover

 

Species Profile links to National FWS website

 

USFWS Prairie Bush Clover photo

 

Minnesota Wildflowers - Prairie Bush Clover photos

 

 

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