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Oriental Lespedeza (Lespedeza thunbergii subsp. formosa (Vogel) H.Ohashi)

Also classified as Lespedeza formosa (Vogel) Koehne.

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This map is based on our research. We have checked its accuracy to Level 3 ecoregions. Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.

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This species was at one point thought to be a separate species but was merged into thunberg's lespedeza (Lespedeza thunbergii), a species that is much more widely established across the US. Although the introduced ranges of the two taxa do not overlap, for the most part, there is one county where they are both reported. If these are from different subspecies or populations of the same species, the occurrence of both in the same area could, in the long-run, increase the local genetic diversity, increasing the likelihood that the species becomes invasive.

• Lespedeza formosa (Oriental lespedeza) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)

• Lespedeza formosa | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)

• Lespedeza thunbergii subsp. formosa (Vogel) H.Ohashi | Plants of the World Online (POWO) (About This Site)

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