You may find it helpful to read Lespedeza Species in the Carolinas by Bill Stringer.
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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 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.