PLANTS Profile for Lespedeza hirta ssp. hirta (hairy lespedeza)

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PLANTS Profile

Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. ssp. hirta
hairy lespedeza

Symbol:

LEHIH2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. ssp. hirta

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

	LECAC3	Lespedeza capitata Michx. var. calycina (Schindl.) Fernald
	LEHIS	Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. var. sparsiflora Torr. & A. Gray
	LEPO3	Lespedeza polystachya Michx.

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


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV), CAN (ON)

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

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

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

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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. hirta – hairy lespedeza

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

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. hirta

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25901.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 05:36 PM CDT