Lespedeza virginica (Linnaeus) Britton

Lespedeza virginica (Linnaeus) Britton is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2023a.

Vernacular names

• lespédèze de Virginie COSEPAC, 2008+

• slender bush-clover COSEWIC
• slender lespedeza ITIS, 2010

Synonyms

• Lespedeza reticulata (Muehlenberg ex Willdenow) Persoon FNA Ed. Comm., 2023a
• Medicago virginica Linnaeus FNA Ed. Comm., 2023a

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Rosanae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae
Subfamily	Papilionoideae
Tribe	Desmodieae
Genus	Lespedeza
Subgenus	Lespedeza subg. Lespedeza
Section	Lespedeza sect. Lespedezariae
Species	Lespedeza virginica

Habit

Herb