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Fabaceae
Lespedeza

not marked as a favorite taxon Lespedeza procumbens Michaux. Common name: Downy Trailing Lespedeza. Phenology: Jul-Sep; Aug-Nov. Habitat: Woodlands and woodland borders, hammocks. Distribution: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New York west to Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas, south to Panhandle Florida and Texas.

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Subgenus: Lespedeza. Section: Lespedeza. clade: E.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, Fl3, FNA11.1, G, GrPl, K1, K4, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, SE3, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Clewell (1966a), Clewell (1966b), Isely (1998); > Lespedeza procumbens Michx. var. elliptica Blake — F, Il; > Lespedeza procumbens Michx. var. procumbens — F, Il. Basionym: Lespedeza procumbens Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Lespedeza procumbens - FNA11.1

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image #1 of Lespedeza procumbens© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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native range: eastern United States, west to TX