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Species of legume

Lespedeza repens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lespedeza
Species: L. repens
Binomial name
Lespedeza repens
(L.) W.P.C.Barton (1815)
Synonyms
  • Desmodium repens (L.) DC. (1825)
  • Hedysarum lespedeza Poir. (1805)
  • Hedysarum prostratum Muhl. ex Willd. (1803), not validly publ.
  • Lespedeza prostrata Pursh (1813)
  • Hedysarum repens L. (1753)

Lespedeza repens, common names creeping lespedeza, creeping bush-clover, and trailing lespedeza, is a plant native to the eastern and central United States and northeastern Mexico. It is listed as a species of special concern in Connecticut and as rare in New York. It is a perennial herb which blooms May to September. Its habitats include open woods, clearings, and thickets.

Lespedeza repens

References

  1. ^ Lespedeza repens (L.) W.P.C.Barton. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. "Plants Profile for Lespedeza repens (Creeping lespedeza)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
Taxon identifiers
Lespedeza repens
Hedysarum repens
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