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.

Exact synonyms: Bicolor Lespediza, Ezo-yama-hagi
Group relationships: Genus Lespedeza
Generic synonyms: Bush Clover, Lespedeza

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lespedeza Bicolor

Lesbonian
Lesbos
Lesbœufs
Lescol
Leser-Trelat sign
Lesley
Leslie
Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard Stainer
Leslie Richard Groves
Leslie Townes Hope
Lesotho
Lesotho monetary unit
Lespedeza bicolor (current term)
Lespedeza cuneata
Lespedeza sericea
Lespedeza stipulacea
Lespedeza striata
Lesquerella
Lesseps
Lesser's triangle
Lesser Antillean
Lesser Antilles
Lesser Armenia
Lesser Sunda Islands
Lesshaft's triangle
Lessing
Lester

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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