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Definition of Lespedeza bicolor
1. Noun. Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of feed for wild birds.
Group relationships: Genus Lespedeza
Generic synonyms: Bush Clover, Lespedeza
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lespedeza Bicolor
Literary usage of Lespedeza bicolor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"lespedeza bicolor Turcz. Bicolor lespedeza Deciduous shrub Introduced for erosion
control and naturalized in open woods and old fields. ..."
2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"It is now extensively naturalized south of the Ohio river, growing on nearly all
kinds of land. On light lands it makes dense maU, 1263. lespedeza bicolor. ..."
3. Manual of Gardening: A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Lespedeza, lespedeza bicolor.% Reddish or purple small flowers in late summer
and fall; 4-8 ft. Lespedeza, L. Sieboldii (Desmodium ..."
4. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"SHRUBBY BUSH 'CLOVER' (152) — lespedeza bicolor. * Herbaceous with angular brown
branches and flowers i inch long. (A.) A. Blooming in September with ..."
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