PLANTS Profile for Lespedeza leptostachya (prairie lespedeza)

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PLANTS Profile

Lespedeza leptostachya Engelm.
prairie lespedeza

Symbol:

LELE5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Images:
Lespedeza leptostachya Engelm.

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Distribution:
Lespedeza leptostachya Engelm.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (IA, IL, MN, WI)

Related Taxa:
Lespedeza leptostachya Engelm.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 36 species in Lespedeza

Classification:
Lespedeza leptostachya Engelm.

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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	Lespedeza Michx. – lespedeza
Species	Lespedeza leptostachya Engelm. – prairie lespedeza

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lespedeza leptostachya Engelm.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Unites States:
prairie bush-clover		Threatened
Illinois:
prairie bush clover		Endangered
Iowa:
prairie bush clover		Threatened
Minnesota:
prairie bush clover		Threatened
Wisconsin:
prairie bush-clover		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Lespedeza leptostachya Engelm.

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25904.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Lespedeza leptostachya Engelm.

Center for Plant Conservation

MN-Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 06:39 PM MDT