''Kummerowia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the

legume Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consum ...

family,

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

. It includes two species native to eastern Asia, ranging from the Russian Far East through China and Japan to Vietnam and Laos.''Kummerowia'' Schindl.
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''. Retrieved 2 September 2023. The genus belongs to the subfamily

Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely ...

. These plants were formerly in genus '' Lespedeza''.Gucker, C. L. 2010
''Kummerowia stipulacea'', ''K. striata''.
In: Fire Effects Information System, nline U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. Accessed 19 June 2013. Species: *'' Kummerowia stipulacea'' - Korean bushclover *'' Kummerowia striata'' - Japanese bushclover

References

Desmodieae Fabaceae genera Flora of Asia {{Faboideae-stub