Lespedeza stuevei

Classification	Dicots
Family	Fabaceae
Family (Traditional)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lespedeza
Species:	Lespedeza stuevei Nutt.
Common Name	Tall Lespedeza
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; 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; 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	8
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[S2S3] (State Rank); G4? (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: Bell (KY), Carter (KY), McCracken (KY), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Carroll (TN), Chester (TN), Clay (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fayette (TN), Grundy (TN), Henry (TN), Knox (TN), Lewis (TN), Loudon (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2006 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
UCHT017338	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130439	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130440	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130920	Bell	Kentucky			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130435	Carroll	Tennessee			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
UCHT042001	Lewis	Tennessee			UCHT Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130438	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130437	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130443	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
UCHT042996	Chester	Tennessee			UCHT Lespedeza stuevei
31234100440906	McCracken	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	EKY Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130441	Henry	Tennessee			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130921	McCracken	Kentucky			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130436	Clay	Tennessee			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130091	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130442	Henry	Tennessee			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130445	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130444	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130434	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
APSC0050645	Montgomery	Tennessee	01 Aug 2006	Dwayne Estes	APSC Lespedeza stuevei
UCHT042003	Lewis	Tennessee			UCHT Lespedeza stuevei
31234100440138	Carter	Kentucky		Edward T. Browne Jr.	EKY Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130922		Kentucky			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
TENN-V-0130446	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Lespedeza stuevei
APSC0092505		Tennessee			APSC Lespedeza stuevei
HTTU004426	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Lespedeza stuevei

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Lespedeza stuevei

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