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--------------------------------------------------- ![]() Photo by USFWS; Phil Delphey
Status: Threatened, listed June 9, 1987 (5-page PDF)
Habitat: Dry to mesic prairies with gravelly soils
Lead Region: 3
Region 3 Lead Office: Wisconsin - Minnesota Field Office
Range: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Prairie Bush Clover(Lespedeza leptostachya)
Prairie bush clover is federally protected under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species. It is a plant in the pea family and is native to tallgrass prairies of four Midwestern states: Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. It has a clover-like leaf comprised of three leaflets
about an inch long and a quarter inch wide. Flowering plants are generally between nine and
Listen to a podcast!Phil Delphey, biologist in the Twin Cities Field Office talks about the status, management and importance of this prairie plant.
Prairie Bush Clover Natural History, Ecology, and Regulatory Information
Prairie Bush Clover Recovery
Midwest Endangered Species Home
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Last updated:
October 15, 2015
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