Fabaceae
Korean clover
Kummerowia stipulacea
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Kummerowia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 圆叶鸡眼草, 圓葉雞眼草, 長萼雞眼草, 长萼鸡眼草, 掐不齐, 短萼鸡眼草, 野苜蓿草, 野首蓿草
- English
- Korean clover, Korean lespedeza
- Japanese
- マルバヤハズソウ
Synonyms
- Kummerovia stipulacea (Maxim.) Makino
- Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim.
- Lespedeza striata Maxim.
- Lespedeza striata var. stipulacea (Maxim.) Debeaux
- Microlespedeza stipulacea (Maxim.) Makino
Flowers
- In flower
- August to September (from 92 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Timur Kalininsky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ethan B, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: jfox16, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: 振远 王, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ninjatacoshell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Liz Anderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Tatyana Petrenko, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Repina Tatyana, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Zorach, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Repina Tatyana, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.