Common name
English: Silky bush-clover
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Lespedeza (1)
Epithet: juncea (4)
Variety: sericea (Thunb.) Lace & Hauech
Synonyms: Aspalathus cuneata (Dum. Cours.) D. Don, Hedysarum sericeum Thunb., Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.Cours.) G.Don, Lespedeza sericea Benth.
cuneata => wedge-shaped, narrow below and wide above
juncea => rush-like
sericea => silky, covered with silky pubescence
sericeum => silky, covered with silky pubescence
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue, white