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| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
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| Fabaceae | Lespedeza hirta | | Non-standard. Added for North Carolina Botanical Garden planted species. | | |
| Fabaceae | Lespedeza hirta var. curtissii | Silvery Lespedeza | Longleaf pine sandhills and dry to moist savannas. | Se. VA south to s. FL, west to Panhandle FL and se. AL, barely extending onto the Piedmont in NC, SC, and GA. | 
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| Fabaceae | Lespedeza hirta var. hirta | Hairy Lespedeza | Woodlands and woodland borders. | S. ME and s. ON west to MI, n. IL, c. MO, and OK, south to c. peninsular FL and TX. | 
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