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hairy lespedeza

Lespedeza hirta

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 36, February 35, March 48, April 83, May 143, June 70, July 53, August 49, September 56, October 52, November 35, December 33.
United States7,492
New York691
North Carolina497
Massachusetts454
Pennsylvania444
New Jersey424
Texas397
Canada387
Ontario387
Virginia369

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous 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

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

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

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