Lespedeza thunbergii
Pink Cascade, Spring Grove
Other regional names: Summer Beauty +3 more
- Summer Beauty
- Tall Lespedeza
- Thunberg's Bush Clover
- Thunberg's Lespedeza
Also known as: Desmodium thunbergii DC. +6 more
- Desmodium thunbergii DC.
- Hedysarum hetrocarpon Thunb.
- Lespedeza japonica var. retusa Nakai
- Lespedeza kuisiana Nakai
- Lespedeza luchuensis Hatus.
- Lespedeza patens var. obtusifolia Nakai
- Lespedeza thunbergii var. obtusifolia (Nakai) Ohwi
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial, subshrub or shrub.
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Found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Lespedeza thunbergii (commonly known as Pink Cascade or Spring Grove) is a herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms