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.
Learn more about Kummerowia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Kummerowia stipulacea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kummerowia stipulacea
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (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.
COMPARE
leaves that are trifoliolate and pinnately compound
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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.