Index / Search / Lespedeza repens
§1 Plant
Lespedeza repens (L.) W.P.C. Barton
vernacular creeping lespedeza — species · Fabaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus
- Lespedeza
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 803 counties across 27 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 803 counties across 27 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Cross 05037
- Dallas 05039
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Independence 05063
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Little River 05081
- Lonoke 05085
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Perry 05105
- Phillips 05107
- Pike 05109
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Baldwin 13009
- Bartow 13015
- Berrien 13019
- Bibb 13021
- Bleckley 13023
- Cherokee 13057
- Clarke 13059
- Cobb 13067
- Columbia 13073
- Cook 13075
- Dawson 13085
- Decatur 13087
- Dougherty 13095
- Elbert 13105
- Fannin 13111
- Floyd 13115
- Forsyth 13117
- Fulton 13121
- Glascock 13125
- Greene 13133
- Hall 13139
- Harris 13145
- Hart 13147
- Houston 13153
- Irwin 13155
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jones 13169
- Lamar 13171
- Lee 13177
- Lincoln 13181
- Lowndes 13185
- Madison 13195
- McDuffie 13189
- Morgan 13211
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Screven 13251
- Spalding 13255
- Stephens 13257
- Tift 13277
- Toombs 13279
- Wilkes 13317
- Worth 13321
Illinois view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Barren 21009
- Bell 21013
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Daviess 21059
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Fulton 21075
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Trigg 21221
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Caldwell 22021
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Mississippi view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Amite 28005
- Attala 28007
- Benton 28009
- Calhoun 28013
- Copiah 28029
- Forrest 28035
- Franklin 28037
- George 28039
- Greene 28041
- Harrison 28047
- Hinds 28049
- Jackson 28059
- Jasper 28061
- Jefferson Davis 28065
- Jones 28067
- Lafayette 28071
- Lamar 28073
- Lauderdale 28075
- Leake 28079
- Lee 28081
- Leflore 28083
- Marion 28091
- Marshall 28093
- Montgomery 28097
- Neshoba 28099
- Noxubee 28103
- Panola 28107
- Perry 28111
- Pike 28113
- Pontotoc 28115
- Scott 28123
- Simpson 28127
- Smith 28129
- Stone 28131
- Tallahatchie 28135
- Tishomingo 28141
- Union 28145
- Washington 28151
- Wayne 28153
- Wilkinson 28157
- Yalobusha 28161
Missouri view state ↗ 62 N ▾
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Butler 29023
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Cole 29051
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- Miller 29131
- Moniteau 29135
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
New Jersey view state ↗ 13 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 13 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 81 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Anson 37007
- Avery 37011
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caldwell 37027
- Carteret 37031
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Cumberland 37051
- Currituck 37053
- Dare 37055
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Gates 37073
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Hoke 37093
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Pender 37141
- Person 37145
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Rutherford 37161
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Wayne 37191
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
- Yadkin 37197
Ohio view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Belmont 39013
- Carroll 39019
- Clark 39023
- Columbiana 39029
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Meigs 39105
- Muskingum 39119
- Perry 39127
- Pike 39131
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Columbia 42037
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Union 42119
- Warren 42123
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
South Carolina view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Anderson 45007
- Bamberg 45009
- Barnwell 45011
- Beaufort 45013
- Berkeley 45015
- Cherokee 45021
- Chester 45023
- Chesterfield 45025
- Clarendon 45027
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Dillon 45033
- Dorchester 45035
- Edgefield 45037
- Fairfield 45039
- Georgetown 45043
- Greenwood 45047
- Jasper 45053
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Laurens 45059
- Lee 45061
- Lexington 45063
- Newberry 45071
- Oconee 45073
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Saluda 45081
- Spartanburg 45083
- Sumter 45085
- Union 45087
- Williamsburg 45089
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Benton 47005
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Carter 47019
- Chester 47023
- Clay 47027
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Greene 47059
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Lincoln 47103
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- McNairy 47109
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Van Buren 47175
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
Texas view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Bastrop 48021
- Bowie 48037
- Brazos 48041
- Burleson 48051
- Cass 48067
- Cherokee 48073
- Cooke 48097
- Dallas 48113
- Denton 48121
- Fannin 48147
- Fayette 48149
- Freestone 48161
- Gonzales 48177
- Grayson 48181
- Harrison 48203
- Henderson 48213
- Hunt 48231
- Lamar 48277
- Leon 48289
- Madison 48313
- Marion 48315
- Milam 48331
- Montgomery 48339
- Panola 48365
- Red River 48387
- Robertson 48395
- Rusk 48401
- Sabine 48403
- Shelby 48419
- Smith 48423
- Van Zandt 48467
- Walker 48471
- Wood 48499
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 86 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Braxton 54007
- Cabell 54011
- Doddridge 54017
- Fayette 54019
- Grant 54023
- Hampshire 54027
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Marion 54049
- Mineral 54057
- Mingo 54059
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Nicholas 54067
- Pocahontas 54075
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
Wisconsin view state ↗ 4 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/LERE2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2955745 ↗Record version
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