Lespedeza procumbens

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family (Traditional)Fabaceae
GenusLespedeza
Species:Lespedeza procumbens Michx.
Common NameTrailing Lespedeza
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 3; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value 7
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[S4S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen (KY), Anderson (KY), Bath (KY), Bullitt (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Edmonson (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Graves (KY), Grayson (KY), Greenup (KY), Hardin (KY), Hart (KY), Hickman (KY), Hopkins (KY), Jefferson (KY), Knox (KY), Larue (KY), Laurel (KY), Lee (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Meade (KY), Monroe (KY), Montgomery (KY), Nelson (KY), Oldham (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Wolfe (KY), Anderson (TN), Benton (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Decatur (TN), Dickson (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Haywood (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Loudon (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), Wayne (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ETSU, MTSU, UOS, APSC, EKY, HTTU, BEREA, TENN, KNK, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1931 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0099167 Allen Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza procumbens
31234100440377 Anderson Kentucky 08 Aug 1978 William S . Bryant
87
EKY
Lespedeza procumbens
TENN-V-0130135 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza procumbens
31973000013007 Bath Kentucky
KNK
Lespedeza procumbens
TENN-V-0130819 Bath Kentucky
TENN
Lespedeza procumbens
APSC0017529 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Lespedeza procumbens
UOS02823 Bledsoe Tennessee 21 Sep 2001 Chris A. Fleming
UOS
Lespedeza procumbens
TENN-V-0130136 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza procumbens
TENN-V-0130137 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza procumbens
TENN-V-0130138 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza procumbens
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Plant Photos

Lespedeza procumbens - Ashley B. Morris
Lespedeza procumbens - Ashley B. Morris
Lespedeza procumbens - Ashley B. Morris
Lespedeza procumbens - Ashley B. Morris
Lespedeza procumbens - Dwayne Estes
Lespedeza procumbens - Dwayne Estes
Lespedeza procumbens - Dwayne Estes
Lespedeza procumbens - Dwayne Estes
Lespedeza procumbens - Dwayne Estes
Lespedeza procumbens - Dwayne Estes
Lespedeza procumbens - Joey Shaw
Lespedeza procumbens - Joey Shaw
Lespedeza procumbens - Joey Shaw
Lespedeza procumbens - Joey Shaw
Lespedeza procumbens - Sunny Fleming
Lespedeza procumbens - Sunny Fleming
Lespedeza procumbens - Theo Witsell
Lespedeza procumbens - Theo Witsell
Lespedeza procumbens - Theo Witsell
Lespedeza procumbens - Theo Witsell
Lespedeza procumbens - Theo Witsell
Lespedeza procumbens - Theo Witsell