Fabaceae
Narrowleaf lespedeza
Lespedeza angustifolia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lespedeza
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Narrowleaf lespedeza
Synonyms
- Despeleza angustifolia (Pursh) Nieuwl.
- Lespedeza angustifolia f. angustifolia
- Lespedeza angustifolia f. subvelutina Fernald
- Lespedeza angustifolia var. brevifolia Britton
- Lespedeza capitata var. angustifolia Pursh
- Lespedeza hirta var. angustifolia (Pursh) Maxim.
- Lespedeza hirta var. intercursa Fernald
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Jake McCumber, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jake McCumber, CC BY-SA 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.