Lespedeza frutescens

Classification	Dicots
Family	Fabaceae
Family (Traditional)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lespedeza
Species:	Lespedeza frutescens (L.) Hornem.
Common Name	Shrubby Lespedeza
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; 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; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; 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 Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value	6
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[S4S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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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: Bullitt (KY), Franklin (KY), Laurel (KY), Owen (KY), Pendleton (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Trigg (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Carter (TN), Coffee (TN), Hawkins (TN), Lewis (TN), Montgomery (TN), Putnam (TN), Sullivan (TN), Tipton (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, ETSU, HTTU, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1949 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0115051	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Lespedeza frutescens
ETSU031105	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Lespedeza frutescens
APSC0086547	Franklin	Kentucky			APSC Lespedeza frutescens
APSC0090314	Robertson	Kentucky	24 Sep 1985	Max Medley	APSC Lespedeza frutescens
ETSU026900	Hawkins	Tennessee	05 Oct 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 191056	ETSU Lespedeza frutescens
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	16 Sep 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Lespedeza frutescens
APSC0115052	Owen	Kentucky			APSC Lespedeza frutescens
APSC0069107	Pulaski	Kentucky	18 Sep 1987	Max Medley	APSC Lespedeza frutescens
APSC0068845	Pulaski	Kentucky	05 Sep 1987	Max Medley	APSC Lespedeza frutescens
HTTU004395	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Lespedeza frutescens
HTTU004397	Bledsoe	Tennessee			HTTU Lespedeza frutescens
ETSU026790	Hawkins	Tennessee	16 Sep 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 19946	ETSU Lespedeza frutescens
ETSU027175	Sullivan	Tennessee	23 Jul 2018	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker 18260	ETSU Lespedeza frutescens
BEREA013702	Laurel	Kentucky			BEREA Lespedeza frutescens
BEREA013703	Laurel	Kentucky			BEREA Lespedeza frutescens
BEREA013708	Rockcastle	Kentucky			BEREA Lespedeza frutescens
BEREA013707	Pulaski	Kentucky			BEREA Lespedeza frutescens
BEREA013706	Pendleton	Kentucky			BEREA Lespedeza frutescens
BEREA013705	Owen	Kentucky			BEREA Lespedeza frutescens
BEREA013709	Rockcastle	Kentucky			BEREA Lespedeza frutescens
BEREA013704	Laurel	Kentucky			BEREA Lespedeza frutescens
ETSU007307	Unicoi	Tennessee	08 Oct 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Lespedeza frutescens
APSC0115053	Owen	Kentucky			APSC Lespedeza frutescens
APSC0017325	Tipton	Tennessee			APSC Lespedeza frutescens
APSC0115054	Owen	Kentucky			APSC Lespedeza frutescens
APSC0084351	Trigg	Kentucky			APSC Lespedeza frutescens
APSC0017328	Lewis	Tennessee			APSC Lespedeza frutescens
UOS02819	Van Buren	Tennessee	26 Aug 2001	Chris A. Fleming	UOS Lespedeza frutescens
APSC0017331	Montgomery	Tennessee	05 Sep 1949	Alfred Clebsch	APSC Lespedeza frutescens
UOS02820	Coffee	Tennessee	18 Sep 1996	Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Lespedeza frutescens
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	05 Oct 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Lespedeza frutescens
HTTU004396	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Lespedeza frutescens

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Lespedeza frutescens

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