Resources
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
Selected Images
![]() 5370241 common lespedeza Kummerowia striata Plant(s) Rebekah D. Wallace |
![]() 1391221 common lespedeza Kummerowia striata Plant(s) John D. Byrd |
![]() 9006004 common lespedeza Kummerowia striata Infestation James H. Miller & Ted Bodner |
![]() 1120156 common lespedeza Kummerowia striata Plant(s) James H. Miller & Ted Bodner |
![]() 9006005 common lespedeza Kummerowia striata Foliage James H. Miller & Ted Bodner |
![]() 1391224 common lespedeza Kummerowia striata Foliage John D. Byrd |
![]() 5370240 common lespedeza Kummerowia striata Flower(s) Rebekah D. Wallace |
![]() 5307073 common lespedeza Kummerowia striata Seed(s) Steve Hurst |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- East Central Florida CISMA
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 4
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Significant Threat
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Lesser Threat
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Rosidae |
| Order: Fabales |
| Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) |
| Genus: Kummerowia |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
Japanese clover, common lespedeza
Related Scientific Names:
| Lespedeza striata | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | Weed Science Society of America Common Names List |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |











