LHPrism Status
Tier 2 - Emerging
Species Type
LHPRISM Notes
Lespedeza cuneata: Chinese lespedeza
Plant Identification:
- Growth form: perennial herbaceous plant
- Leaves: compound, alternate with 3 leaflets (trifoliate); leaflets are 1/2 to 1inch long, narrowly oblong, sharply-pointed with small flattened hairs, and a grayish-green or silvery color
- Flowers: small, 1/4inch; creamy white to yellow-white with pink to purple colored veins
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