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Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.
Japanese clover

       
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Photo of Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, LA, East Feliciana Parish, Ethel. Usage Requirements.
 
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Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

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Synonyms:
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

  LEST4 Lespedeza striata (Thunb.) Hook. & Arn.
 

Distribution:
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 2 species in Kummerowia
 

Classification:
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Kummerowia Schindl. – kummerowia
Species Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl. – Japanese clover
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

Japanese clover

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
 

Introduced Information:
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

Lespedeza striata:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC- FACU FACU FACU NO UPL FAC- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Moderate   Low       Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503294.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

Forestry Images

Global Compendium of Weeds (www.hear.org)

NRCS-Southern Wetland Flora

OH-Seed Identification

SC-Broadleaf Weeds (Clemson Extension)

Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council

UK-Plants For A Future

USDA FS Forest Health

www.invasives.org

 
 
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