''Kummerowia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
family,
. It belongs to the subfamily
Faboideae. These plants were formerly in genus ''
Lespedeza''.
[Gucker, C. L. 2010]
''Kummerowia stipulacea'', ''K. striata''.
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Species:
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Kummerowia stipulacea
''Kummerowia stipulacea'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Korean clover. It is native to China, Japan, Korea, and Russia, and it is present in the eastern United States as an introduced species. '' - Korean bushclover
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Kummerowia striata
''Kummerowia striata'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names Japanese clover and common lespedeza. It is native to much of Asia and it is present in the eastern United States as an introduced species.
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'' - Japanese bushclover
References
Desmodieae
Fabaceae genera
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