All these insects convert bush clovers into the form of their own bodies, which in turn feed many types of insect-eating animals. Several types of birds eat the seeds, including northern bobwhite, turkey, mourning doves, and juncos. The seeds are undoubtedly also eaten by rodents. Bees appear to be the principal pollinators, particularly bumble bees, andrenids miner bees , and megachilids leafcutter bees.
This and other Lespedeza species often have both open and cleistogamous flowers mixed together in the same flower cluster. Cleistogamous kly-STAH-guh-muss flowers never open, but they fertilize themselves and produce viable seed anyway. They ensure that the plant can reproduce itself even in years with little pollinator activity or adverse flowering conditions.
There are about 40 species in genus Lespedeza worldwide; they are native to North America and Asia. Many species in genus Lespedeza can form hybrids, resulting in offspring plants that can take a large, confusing variety of possible forms and flower colors.
Field Guide Aquatic Invertebrates. Butterflies and Moths. Land Invertebrates. Reptiles and Amphibians. Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines. Wildflowers, Grasses and Other Nonwoody Plants.
Scientific Name. Scattered to common nearly statewide. Habitat and Conservation Occurs on upland prairies, loess hill prairies, glades, savannas, sand savannas, tops of bluffs, openings of upland forests, banks of streams, and old fields, railroads, and roadsides.
Status Native perennial herbaceous legume with an upright habit. Human Connections Round-headed bush clover is a nutritious and palatable forage for livestock and other grazing animals. The leaves and stems have been used to make tea or as a coffee substitute.
Mammals that eat round-headed bush clover include deer, rabbits, groundhogs, and muskrats. The flower heads of round-headed bush clover are mostly at the axils of the upper leaves.
They are short, dense, rounded clusters. Right to Use. Round-headed bush clover is a stiffly upright, perennial herb with rounded flower clusters.
The leaves of round-headed bush clover are alternate, trifoliate compound with 3 leaflets , and short-stalked. The stalk of the middle leaflet is often longer than the stalk of the entire compound leaf.
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