Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Many species of Lespedeza hybridize, and ... Some of the hybrids have been named in the past as varieties or species. Hybrids generally occur in mixed populations with both parents and can usually be identified by their intermediate morphology (identification much easier in the field where context is apparent than in the herbarium), per Weakley's Flora (2023).
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lespedeza ×nuttallii [hirta × violacea]
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-27-010:
Lespedeza nuttallii FAMILY Fabaceae
COMMON NAME:
lespedeza hybrid
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lenu_001_lvd
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lespedeza ×nuttallii [hirta × violacea]
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-27-010:
Lespedeza nuttallii
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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