Lespedeza bicolor

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family (Traditional)Fabaceae
GenusLespedeza
Species:Lespedeza bicolor Turcz.
Common NameBicolor Lespedeza; Bush Clover; Shrub Lespedeza
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Invasive Rank: TN-IPC Established Threat; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: subshrub; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; 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; 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 N/A
StatusNot Native; Invasive; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (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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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
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

SynonymFull Citation
Lespedeza bicolor var. japonica Lespedeza bicolor var. japonica

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), Edmonson (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Floyd (KY), Grayson (KY), Jackson (KY), Laurel (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Nelson (KY), Nicholas (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Spencer (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Anderson (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Decatur (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Haywood (TN), Henderson (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lewis (TN), Lincoln (TN), Macon (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Moore (TN), Morgan (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Sevier (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Washington (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1969 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100429073 Laurel Kentucky 23 Jun 1981 Ralph L. Thompson
625
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
31234100429115 Fleming Kentucky 19 Jul 1999 Ross C. Clark
25205
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
31234100429198 Scott Tennessee 05 Aug 1999 Joey Shaw
380
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
ETSU007302 Unicoi Tennessee 06 Aug 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Lespedeza bicolor
31973000012977 Owen Kentucky
KNK
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129870 Union Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129871 Union Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129845 Henderson Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129866 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129834 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129851 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129840 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129868 Smith Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
UCHT017230 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Lespedeza bicolor
UCHT017223 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Lespedeza bicolor
31234100429099 Muhlenberg Kentucky 07 Jul 1993 Landon E. McKinney
5899
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
BEREA013662 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Lespedeza bicolor
ETSU005055 Unicoi Tennessee 25 Sep 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Lespedeza bicolor
ETSU005054 Unicoi Tennessee 25 Sep 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Lespedeza bicolor
31973000012976 Owen Kentucky
KNK
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129847 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129867 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129836 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129874 White Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129829 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129832 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129858 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129849 Macon Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
UCHT017231 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Lespedeza bicolor
UCHT017225 Moore Tennessee
UCHT
Lespedeza bicolor
31234100429156 Powell Kentucky 04 May 1997 Ronald L. Jones
8111c
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
31234100429057 Fayette Kentucky 01 Jan 1997 Danny Husband
535
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
31234100429131 Nicholas Kentucky 14 Jul 1999 Ross C. Clark
25186
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
31234100429065 Fleming Kentucky 13 Oct 2003 Ronald L. Jones
9566
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
BEREA013661 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Lespedeza bicolor
31973000012979 Nicholas Kentucky
KNK
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129828 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129872 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129863 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129852 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129875 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129848 Lincoln Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0068973 Nelson Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0049300 Grayson Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0084362 Pike Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
31234100429149 Pike Kentucky 30 Aug 2009 Julie B. Clark
783
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
31234100429081 McCreary Kentucky 30 Aug 1993 David D. Taylor
17235
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
31234100429164 Madison Kentucky 26 Sep 1980 J. Stuart Lassetter
3550
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
BEREA013658 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Lespedeza bicolor
BEREA013657 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Lespedeza bicolor
31973000013034 Menifee Kentucky 24 Sep 1988 Thieret, John
s.n.
KNK
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129841 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129859 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129839 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129873 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129833 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129846 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
UCHT017222 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0017698 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0017710 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
31234100429040 Bell Kentucky 31 May 1989 Ralph L. Thompson
89-879
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
31234100429107 Jackson Kentucky 10 Jul 1995 Randy Mowrer
34
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
BEREA013660 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Lespedeza bicolor
BEREA013659 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Lespedeza bicolor
31973000012978 Nicholas Kentucky
KNK
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129835 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129842 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129860 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129843 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129837 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129838 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0017697 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0017706 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0017696 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0102662 Scott Tennessee
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
N/A Coffee Tennessee 31 Aug 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6930
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
31234100429206 Coffee Tennessee 31 Aug 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6930
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
31234100855426 Menifee Kentucky 21 Jun 1987 R.C. Clark
21117
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
BEREA013666 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Lespedeza bicolor
31973000013033 Menifee Kentucky 24 Sep 1988 Thieret, John
s.n.
KNK
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129856 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129854 Moore Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129865 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129862 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
UCHT017224 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0099180 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0017703 Bledsoe Tennessee
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0099181 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0074885 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0084506 Menifee Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
BEREA013663 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Lespedeza bicolor
BEREA013665 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Lespedeza bicolor
BEREA013664 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129857 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129830 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129855 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129861 Robertson Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129844 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
UCHT017228 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Lespedeza bicolor
UCHT017226 Moore Tennessee
UCHT
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0017707 Todd Kentucky 12 Aug 1969 Lloyd Settle
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0094762 McCracken Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0067588 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0245201 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
UOS02797 Franklin Tennessee 10 Oct 2006 Erin Tyrell
UOS
Lespedeza bicolor
UOS02799 Van Buren Tennessee 02 Jul 2002 Chris A. Fleming
UOS
Lespedeza bicolor
31234100429180 Carroll Tennessee 05 Sep 1970 Betty Ann Thompson
60
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
31234100429123 Floyd Kentucky 17 Jul 1991 John Osborne
22
EKY
Lespedeza bicolor
BEREA013667 Trigg Kentucky
BEREA
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129864 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129853 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129869 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129831 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
TENN-V-0129850 Madison Tennessee
TENN
Lespedeza bicolor
UCHT017229 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Lespedeza bicolor
17064 Carroll Tennessee
BOON
Lespedeza bicolor
17076 Van Buren Tennessee
BOON
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0099158 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0076681 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0050076 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 09 Oct 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0017708 Maury Tennessee
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0017700 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
MTSU006181 Rutherford Tennessee 24 Aug 1994 Terri Hogan
MTSU
Lespedeza bicolor
ETSU016940 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Lespedeza bicolor
ETSU026933 Hawkins Tennessee 09 Oct 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
191089
ETSU
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0017709 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0084360 Pike Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
HTTU028686 Monroe Tennessee
HTTU
Lespedeza bicolor
UCHT032565 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Lespedeza bicolor
UCHT038978 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Lespedeza bicolor
ETSU027219 Unicoi Tennessee 19 Aug 2018 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker
18305
ETSU
Lespedeza bicolor
UCHT032561 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Lespedeza bicolor
UCHT017221 Cheatham Tennessee
UCHT
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0017701 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0052075 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
UCHT041921 Lewis Tennessee
UCHT
Lespedeza bicolor
UCHT032566 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Lespedeza bicolor
ETSU030478 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Lespedeza bicolor
ETSU016941 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Lespedeza bicolor
ETSU016939 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Lespedeza bicolor
ETSU016938 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Lespedeza bicolor
ETSU025580 Johnson Tennessee 10 Aug 2013 Adam McCullough
DOEM 0209
ETSU
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0074884 Spencer Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0017699 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
APSC0084361 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Lespedeza bicolor
HTTU004375 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Lespedeza bicolor
HTTU014921 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Lespedeza bicolor
UOS02801 Franklin Tennessee 06 Jul 1970 Melvin Gray
UOS
Lespedeza bicolor
UOS02796 Franklin Tennessee 14 Aug 1997 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Lespedeza bicolor
ETSU016937 Unicoi Tennessee 01 Aug 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Lespedeza bicolor
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Lespedeza bicolor - Dwayne Estes
Lespedeza bicolor - Dwayne Estes
Lespedeza bicolor - Dwayne Estes
Lespedeza bicolor - Dwayne Estes
Lespedeza bicolor - Dwayne Estes
Lespedeza bicolor - Dwayne Estes
Lespedeza bicolor - Joey Shaw
Lespedeza bicolor - Joey Shaw
Lespedeza bicolor - Joey Shaw
Lespedeza bicolor - Joey Shaw
Lespedeza bicolor - Joey Shaw
Lespedeza bicolor - Joey Shaw
Lespedeza bicolor - Joey Shaw
Lespedeza bicolor - Joey Shaw
Lespedeza bicolor - Tara Littlefield
Lespedeza bicolor - Tara Littlefield