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leafy lespedeza

Lespedeza cyrtobotrya

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Japan.January 0, February 0, March 0, April 0, May 0, June 1, July 0, August 6, September 15, October 2, November 2, December 0.
Japan26
South Korea16
China13
United States7
Beijing Municipality7
Gangwon5
Gyeonggi5
Tokyo4
Kumamoto4
Mie Prefecture3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
Genusbush clovers and lespedezas · Lespedeza

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