Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fabales > Fabaceae > Kummerowia > Kummerowia striataKummerowia striata (Japanese clover; common lespedeza)Synonyms: Desmodium striatum (homotypic); Hedysarum striatum (homotypic); Kummerovia striata; Kummerowia striata var. kobe; Lespedeza striata (homotypic); Lespedeza striata var. kobe; Meibomia striata; Microlespedeza makinoi; Microlespedeza striata (homotypic) Language: Russian Kummerowia striata is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Japanese clover. It is native to much of Asia and it is present in the eastern United States as an introduced species. This annual herb grows prostrate, spreading, or erect stems. It grows up to 40 centimeters tall. The leaves are made up of three oval leaflets. Flowers occur in the leaf axils. There are cleistogamous flowers, which self-fertilize and never open, and chasmogamous flowers, which open and receive pollen from other plants. The fruit is a small legume pod containing one seed. |
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Bolshekhekhtsirsky Zapovednik |
Ia |
112282 |
Khabarovsk, Russia |
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Canaveral National Seashore |
II |
9090 |
Florida, United States |
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Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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40530 |
United States |
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Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve |
V |
619089 |
Jilin, China |
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Cumberland Gap National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
24282 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, United States |
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Fort Donelson National Battlefield |
III |
560 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Moores Creek National Battlefield |
III |
100 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Obed Wild and Scenic River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
5268 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Shiloh National Military Park |
III |
4061 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Valley Forge National Historical Park |
VI |
3509 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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