PLANTS Profile for Kummerowia striata (Japanese clover)

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Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.
Japanese clover


Symbol:		KUST2
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Fabaceae
Growth Habit:		Forb/herb
Duration:		Annual
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Photo of Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Ethel, LA. Usage Guidelines.

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Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

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Plant Synonyms:
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

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Lespedeza striata (Thunb.) Hook. & Arn.

Plant Distribution by State:
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

State Distributional Map for Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

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	AL AR DC DE FL GA IL IN KS KY LA MO MS NC NJ NM OH	OK PA SC TN TX VA WV

Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl. occures in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Related Taxa:
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 2 species in Kummerowia

Classification:
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae –
Order	Fabales –
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Kummerowia Schindl. – kummerowia
Species	Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl. – Japanese clover

Invasive Information:
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

Japanese clover

This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.

SEEPPC

Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive Exotic Pest Plants in Tennessee(http://www.se-eppc.org/states/TN/TNIList.html, October 19, 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.

Introduced Information:
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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