Lespedeza frutescens (L.) Hornem.

bushy bush clover

Dry to dry-mesic woodlands, rocky summits, and edges of forests.

Forb/herb

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Vascular

10

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This taxon has recently gone by the name L. violacea. The nomenclatural history of Lespedeza frutescens, L. intermedia, and L. violacea has been complex. The type of Hedysarum violaceum L., which is the name Lespedeza violacea is based on, is a specimen of what has recently gone by the name L. intermedia. The specific epithet violaceum has priority and therefore L. violacea is the correct name for what has recently been called L. intermedia. Lespedeza intermedia becomes a superfluous name and is relegated to synonymy of L. violacea (Reveal and Barrie 1991). The name Lespedeza frutescens is the correct name for what has recently been called L. violacea. Lespedeza violacea is considered a misapplied name of L. frutescens and is also the correct name for what has recently been called L. intermedia (Reveal and Barrie 1991).

Native Rare-State S3 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)

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