Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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

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Learn more about Kummerowia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kummerowia stipulacea   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)

Kummerowia stipulacea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-27-001:

Lespedeza stipulacea   FAMILY Fabaceae

COMMON NAME:
Korean-clover, Korean Lespedeza

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_k_stipulacea_4

September        

Leaflets emarginate at the apex, conspicuously spreading-ciliate, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

 COMPARE leaves that are trifoliolate and pinnately compound

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_kummerowia_stipulacea

September    Catawba County    NC

Mid-stem leaves with petioles 4-10mm long; stems antrorsely appressed-strigose, per Weakley's Flora.

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Kummerowia stipulacea   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kummerowia stipulacea   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Kummerowia stipulacea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-27-001:
Lespedeza stipulacea   FAMILY Fabaceae