Chinese Lespedeza
(Invasive) 
Scientific Name: Lespedeza cuneata
Shrub-like perennial native to Asia.
Chinese Lespedeza
(Invasive)
Scientific Name: Lespedeza cuneata
Chinese Lespedeza
| Genus species: | Lespedeza cuneata | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Chinese Lespedeza | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Fabaceae
Herbaceous or woody plants; leaves alternate or basal, simple or compound, stipulate, the petiole and petiolule base typically swollen; flowers bisexual, mostly irregular, in various clusters; fruit a legume. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type: | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Nonnative | |||||||||||
| Category: | Shrub | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | White Violet/Blue | |||||||||||
| CNC Habitat: | Nature Playscape | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | M. Becus | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom: The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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