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Lespedeza violacea

(L.) Pers.

Violet Bushclover

G5Secure Found in 15 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144265
Element CodePDFAB27080
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusLespedeza
Synonyms
Lespedeza intermedia(S. Wats.) Britt.
Other Common Names
Lespédèze violacée (FR) violet lespedeza (EN) Wand Bushclover (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
According to Reveal and Barrie (1991), which is followed by Ohashi in FNA (2023, vol. 11), Lespedeza violacea (L.) Pers. is the correct name for what had been referred to as Lespedeza intermedia in many floras (including Kartesz 1994). This material appears to have been called Lespedeza intermedia by Kartesz in 1994, but is called Lespedeza violacea by Kartesz in 1999.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-02-29
Change Date1985-09-06
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS4Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
South CarolinaS4Yes
TexasS1Yes
KansasSNRYes
VermontS2Yes
KentuckyS4Yes
MaineSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
DelawareS5Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
FloridaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
IndianaSNRYes
VirginiaS4Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
GeorgiaS4Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
WisconsinS2Yes
MissouriSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (15)
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
North Carolina (4)
AreaForestAcres
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Dobson KnobPisgah National Forest6,111
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Virginia (9)
AreaForestAcres
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Brush Mountain EastJefferson National Forest4,916
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Little AlleghanyGeorge Washington National Forest10,215
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
Peters Mountain Addition BJefferson National Forest2,909
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
Three RidgesGeorge Washington National Forest4,745
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 11. Magnoliophyta: Fabaceae, parts 1+2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvii + 1108 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Reveal, J. L. and F. R. Barrie. 1991. On the identity of <i>Hedysarum violaceum</i> Linnaeus (Fabaceae). Phytologia 71(6): 456-461.