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Common Name:
Korean-clover, Korean Lespedeza
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Kummerowia stipulacea FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Kummerowia stipulacea FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lespedeza stipulacea 098-27-001 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas
Common in Carolinas (uncommon to rare in GA)
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Japanese-clover, Common Lespedeza, Annual Lespedeza
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Kummerowia striata FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Kummerowia striata FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lespedeza striata 098-27-002 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas
Common
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Downy Trailing Lespedeza, Trailing Bush-clover
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lespedeza procumbens FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lespedeza procumbens FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lespedeza procumbens 098-27-003 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: Woodlands and woodland borders, hammocks
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Smooth Trailing Lespedeza, Creeping Lespedeza, Creeping Bush-clover
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lespedeza repens FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lespedeza repens FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lespedeza repens 098-27-004 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: Woodlands and woodland borders
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Bicolor Lespedeza, Bicolor, Shrubby Lespedeza
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lespedeza bicolor FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lespedeza bicolor FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lespedeza bicolor 098-27-005 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: ‘Wildlife food plots’, roadsides, forests, woodlands
Common
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Virginia Lespedeza, Slender Lespedeza, Virginia Bush-clover, Slender Bush-clover
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lespedeza virginica FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lespedeza virginica FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lespedeza virginica 098-27-006 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, woodlands, and woodland borders
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Velvety Lespedeza, Stueve's Bush-clover, Tall Lespedeza
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lespedeza stuevei FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lespedeza stuevei FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lespedeza stuevei 098-27-007 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry woodlands and woodland borders
Common (uncommon in Mountains, uncommon in GA Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Violet Lespedeza, Shrubby Bush-clover
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lespedeza frutescens FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lespedeza frutescens FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lespedeza violacea 098-27-008 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: Woodlands and woodland borders
Common in Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare in GA Coastal Plain) (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Wand Lespedeza, Wandlike Bush-clover, Violet Bush-clover
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lespedeza violacea FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lespedeza violacea FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lespedeza intermedia 098-27-009 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: Woodlands and woodland borders
Common in Mountains, uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: lespedeza hybrid
PLANTS National Database: Lespedeza ×nuttallii [hirta × violacea] FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lespedeza nuttallii 098-27-010 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Sericea Lespedeza, Chinese Lespedeza, Sericea
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lespedeza cuneata FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lespedeza cuneata FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lespedeza cuneata 098-27-011 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: Roadbanks, ‘wildlife food plots’, disturbed areas, floodplains, creekbanks, and invading other natural habitats
Common
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Hairy Bush-clover, Hairy Lespedeza, Silvery Lespedeza
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lespedeza hirta + FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lespedeza hirta + FAMILY: Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lespedeza hirta 098-27-012 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Look for it . Var. hirta is found in woodlands and woodland borders, whereas var. curtissii is found in sandhills and dry-to-moist savannas
Common, uncommon, or rare - depending on variety & region
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Round-headed Lespedeza, Roundhead Bush-clover, Silvery Bush-clover
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lespedeza capitata FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lespedeza capitata FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lespedeza capitata 098-27-013 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: Woodlands and woodland borders, wet meadows, fens, prairies, barrens
Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon in Carolina Mountains & Carolina Piedmont) (rare in GA Mountains & GA Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Narrow-leaved Lespedeza, Narrowleaf Bush-clover
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lespedeza angustifolia FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lespedeza angustifolia FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lespedeza angustifolia 098-27-014 FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhill-pocosin ecotones and dry to moist pine savannas, mountain bogs, in the Piedmont especially in barrens with hardpan soils
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Thunberg's Lespedeza, Thunberg's Bush-clover
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lespedeza thunbergii FAMILY: Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lespedeza thunbergii FAMILY: Fabaceae
Habitat: ‘Wildlife food plots’, roadbanks
Rare
Non-native: east Asia
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