Lespedeza hirta (Hairy bush-clover)

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Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem.

Hairy bush-clover

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Fabales	Legumes (pea and bean families)
Family	Fabaceae	Legume family (peas and beans)
Genus	Lespedeza	For Cespedez, Spanish governor of east Flordia in late 18th century
Species	hirta	Hairy

About plant names...

Hairy bush-clover is native to the eastern United States. It prefers dry open sandy ground, such as fields, roadsides, and riverbanks, and are found in oak or oak-hickory forests.

Plants: 1½-6′ (50-180 cm) high. Stems and leaf surfaces are very hairy.

Leaves: alternate, in groups of 3 leaflets. Each leaflet is ½-1½″ (1.3-3.8 cm) long, on short hairy stems.

Flowers: White, with violet veins. They appear on multiple short flower spikes ½-1½″ (1.3-3.8 cm) long. Flowers appear from July to November.

Fruits: Seeds are ⅛-¼″ (4-7 mm) long, and teardrop-shaped.

Online References:

Illinoiswildflowers.info

Warcapps.usgs.gov

Michiganflora.net

The Bugwood Wiki

References:

Clemants, Steven; Gracie, Carol, Wildflowers in the Field and Forest, Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 320