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Classification

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Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Genus Lespedeza Michx.

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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 P

Contains 36 Species and 28 accepted taxa overall

Down one level

Species Lespedeza ×acuticarpa Mack. & Bush (pro sp.) P

Species Lespedeza angustifolia (Pursh) Elliot – narrowleaf lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza ×angustifolioides T.B. Lee P

Species Lespedeza bicolor Turcz. – shrub lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza ×brittonii E.P. Bicknell (pro sp.) P

Species Lespedeza capitata Michx. – roundhead lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza cuneata (Dum. Cours.) G. Don – sericea lespedeza P

Variety Lespedeza cuneata (Dum. Cours.) G. Don var. serpens (Nakai) Ohwi – sericea lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza cyrtobotrya Miq. – leafy lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza daurica (Laxm.) Schindl. – Dahurian lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza ×divaricata (Nakai) T.B. Lee P

Species Lespedeza formosa (Vogel) Koehne – Oriental lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza frutescens (L.) Hornem. – shrubby lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. – hairy lespedeza P

Subspecies Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. ssp. curtissii Clewell – Curtiss' lespedeza P

Subspecies Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. ssp. hirta – hairy lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza ×intermixta Makino P

Species Lespedeza japonica L.H. Bailey P

Species Lespedeza juncea (L. f.) Pers. – juncea lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza leptostachya Engelm. – prairie lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza ×longifolia DC. (pro sp.) P

Species Lespedeza ×manniana Mack. & Bush (pro sp.) P

Species Lespedeza maximowiczii C.K. Schneid. P

Species Lespedeza ×neglecta Mack. & Bush (pro sp.) P

Species Lespedeza ×nuttallii Darl. (pro sp.) P

Species Lespedeza ×oblongifolia (Britton) W. Stone P

Species Lespedeza ×patentibicolor T.B. Lee P

Species Lespedeza pilosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. P

Species Lespedeza potaninii Vassiliev – lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza procumbens Michx. – trailing lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza repens (L.) W. Bartram – creeping lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza ×simulata Mack. & Bush (pro sp.) P

Species Lespedeza stuevei Nutt. – tall lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza texana Britton – Texas lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza thunbergii (DC.) Nakai – Thunberg's lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold ex Maxim. P

Species Lespedeza violacea (L.) Pers. – violet lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza virgata (Thunb.) DC. – wand lespedeza P

Species Lespedeza virginica (L.) Britton – slender lespedeza P

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