Fabaceae
Sericea lespedeza
Lespedeza cuneata
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lespedeza
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 截叶铁扫帚, 截葉鐵掃帚, 鐵掃帚, 千里光, 夜关门, 截叶铁扫帚（铁扫帚）, 苍蝇翼, 铁扫帚
- English
- Sericea lespedeza, Chinese bush-clover, Chinese lespedeza, Perennial lespedeza, Silky bush-clover
- Finnish
- Kiinanpensasapila
- French
- Lespédéza Soyeux
- Korean
- 비수리
- za
- Gobaetdiet
Synonyms
- Anthyllis cuneata Dum.Cours.
- Aspalathus cuneata (Dum.Cours.) D.Don
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: LionMans Account, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: LionMans Account, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.