Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Many species of Lespedeza hybridize, and ... Some of the hybrids have been named in the past as varieties or species. Hybrids generally occur in mixed populations with both parents and can usually be identified by their intermediate morphology (identification much easier in the field where context is apparent than in the herbarium), per Weakley's Flora (2023).

PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lespedeza ×nuttallii [hirta × violacea]   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-27-010:

Lespedeza nuttallii   FAMILY Fabaceae

COMMON NAME:
lespedeza hybrid

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_lenu_001_lvd

        

PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lespedeza ×nuttallii [hirta × violacea]   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-27-010:
Lespedeza nuttallii   FAMILY Fabaceae