Korean Clover (Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.) Makino)
↑Summary
An annual nitrogen-fixer preferring sun and sandy soils, native to East Asia and invasive in the central to mid-Atlantic US.
↑Range - Expand
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Introduced or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Similar Plants
↑Notes
This plant is only referred to by the common name "Korean Clover", which is usually contrasted with japanese clover (Kummerowia striata); although this species is native to Korea, the names are slightly misleading as both species are native to Japan, Korea, and beyond, and even in Korea, K. striata is the more common of the two species.
↑Links & External Resources
• Kummerowia stipulacea (Korean Bush Clover) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Kummerowia stipulacea (Korean clover) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Korean Bushclover | iNaturalist (About This Site)
• Kummerowia stipulacea | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Kummerowia stipulacea | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Kummerowia stipulacea | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Korean Clover | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.) Makino (Korean-clover) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)