genus Lespedeza - genus of shrubs or herbs of tropical Asia and Australia and the eastern United States

bicolor lespediza, ezo-yama-hagi, Lespedeza bicolor - Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of wild-bird feed

jap clover, japan clover, japanese clover, Lespedeza striata - an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States

Korean lespedeza, Lespedeza stipulacea - annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions

Lespedeza cuneata, Lespedeza sericea, sericea lespedeza - perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land

ligneous plant, woody plant - a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems