Lespedeza bicolor

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Lespedeza bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lespedeza
Species: L. bicolor
Binomial name
Lespedeza bicolor
Turczaninow
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Natural range of Lespedeza bicolor from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: shrub lespedeza, bicolor lespedeza, shrubby lespedeza

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

L. bicolor prefers areas with disturbed soil in communities such as live oak-loblolly pine forests, longleaf pine sandhills, and annually burned pinewoods. It is also found along forest edges, roadsides, and in fields. L. bicolor can grow in a wide variety of soil types, but often in open, fully lit spaces.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Frances Booker, A. F. Clewell, K. Craddock Burks, Delzie Demaree, R. K. Godfrey, R. Komarek, R. Kral, Mabel Kral, Sidney McDaniel, F. P. Nelson, John B. Nelson, M. N. Sears, T. E. Smith. States and counties: Alabama: Clarke and Russell. Florida: Bay, Escambia, Gulf, Hernando, Jefferson, Leon, and Okaloosa. Georgia: Thomas. Mississippi: Neshoba. North Carolina: Orange. South Carolina: Williamsburg.