PLANTS Profile for Lespedeza hirta ssp. curtissii (Curtiss' lespedeza)

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PLANTS Profile

Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. ssp. curtissii Clewell
Curtiss' lespedeza

Symbol:

LEHIC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. ssp. curtissii Clewell

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Synonyms:
Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. ssp. curtissii Clewell

LEHIC2

Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. var. curtissii (Clewell) Isely

Distribution:
Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. ssp. curtissii Clewell


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USA (AL, FL, GA, LA, NC, SC, VA)

Related Taxa:
Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. ssp. curtissii Clewell

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 36 species in Lespedeza, 2 subspecies in Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem.

Classification:
Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. ssp. curtissii Clewell

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Lespedeza Michx. – lespedeza
Species	Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. – hairy lespedeza
Subspecies	Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. ssp. curtissii Clewell – Curtiss' lespedeza

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. ssp. curtissii Clewell

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
Lespedeza hirta
hairy bush-clover		Possibly Extirpated
Vermont:
Lespedeza hirta
hairy bush-clover		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. ssp. curtissii Clewell

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25902.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 01:58 PM CDT