sericea lespedeza
Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don
Resources
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual - SE-EPPC
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)
![]() 0016188 sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Plant(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 0016190 sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Feature(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 1120169 sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Flower(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 1237107 sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Flower(s) Dan Tenaglia |
![]() 1330074 sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Foliage Chris Evans |
![]() 1334069 sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Infestation Chris Evans |
![]() 1334071 sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Infestation Chris Evans |
![]() 1380358 sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Seedling(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 2150058 sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Infestation Chris Evans |
![]() 2150061 sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Infestation Chris Evans |
![]() 2307243 sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Feature(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 5238024 sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Flower(s) Dan Tenaglia |
![]() 5302020 sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Infestation Chuck Bargeron |
![]() 5307079 sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Seed(s) Steve Hurst |
![]() 5392254 sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Twig(s)/Shoot(s) John M. Randall |
![]() 9005061 sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Seed(s) James H. Miller |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- Colorado Noxious Weeds
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 1
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Illinois Invasive Plant List
- Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Kansas Noxious Weeds
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 1994
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Missouri Department of Conservation,
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 1998
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Significant Threat
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- Wisconsin's Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Rosidae |
| Order: Fabales |
| Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) |
| Genus: Lespedeza |
Other System Links
Plants: LECUBayer: LESCU
GRIN: 21856
ITIS: 25898
NPDN Pest: PCQBEBA
NPDN Host: 36417
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
Chinese lespedeza, sericea lespedeza
| Related Scientific Names: | |
| Lespedeza sericea (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |

















