Lespedeza virginica

Lespedeza virginica

Lespedeza virginica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Desmodieae
Subtribus: Lespedezinae
Genus: Lespedeza
Sectio: L. sect. Lespedeza
Species: Lespedeza virginica

Name

Lespedeza virginica (L.) Britton (1893)

Synonyms

• Hedysarum reticulatum Muhl. ex Willd.
• Hedysarum sessiliflorum Poir.
• Lespedeza angustifolia Darl.
• Lespedeza reticulata Pers.
• Lespedeza reticulata var. angustifolia (Darl.) Maxim.
• Lespedeza reticulata var. sessiliflora Maxim.
• Lespedeza reticulata var. virginica (L.) MacMill.
• Lespedeza sessiliflora Michx.
• Lespedeza violacea var. angustifolia (Darl.) Torr. & A.Gray
• Lespedeza violacea var. reticulata (Muhl. ex Willd.) G.Don
• Lespedeza violacea var. sessiliflora (Poir.) G.Don
• Lespedeza violacea var. sessiliflora Torr. & A.Gray
• Lespedeza virginica f. deamii M.Hopkins
• Lespedeza virginica var. sessiliflora Schindl.
• Medicago virginica L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. 1893. Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences. New York 12: 64.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Lespedeza virginica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Lespedeza virginica. Published online. Accessed: Nov 24 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Lespedeza virginica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Nov 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lespedeza virginica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 Nov 24.

Vernacular names

English: slender lespedeza

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