Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may find it helpful to read Lespedeza Species in the Carolinas by Bill Stringer.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lespedeza cuneata
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lespedeza cuneata
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 098-27-011:
Lespedeza cuneata
FAMILY
Fabaceae
COMMON NAME:
Sericea Lespedeza, Chinese Lespedeza
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JK Marlow jkm120406_613
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm060607_001
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow s050604_c
June Greenville County SC
Leaves often gray-green. Lower petioles 1-2.5cm, upper leaves sessile, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm060731_005
July Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
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Frank Breazeale fwb_img_8614ed1
August Anderson County SC
Flowers white w purple markings, solitary or 2 or 3 in upper axils, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm100809_402
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140809_492
August Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Flowers shorter than the subtending leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm180813_3740
August Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow s050830_a
August Greenville County SC
Roadside
Stem often gray-green with lines of hairs, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm141009_091
October Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaves densely appressed short-pubescent, appearing grayish-green or silvery, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm141020_163
October Greenville County SC
Leaflet base narrowly cuneate, the tip rounded, truncate or even retuse, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
leaves that are trifoliolate and pinnately compound
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JK Marlow jkm101120_286
November Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm101120_286b
November Greenville County SC
Flat single-seeded legume pod, 3-4mm wide, clasped by persistent sepals, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests.