| Author | (Maximowicz) Makino | |
| Distribution | Across the state, but seemingly absent from the northeastern portion and Outer Banks. First collected in NC in 1939 south of Chapel Hill in Orange County.
Native of eastern Asia; in N.A. NY to WI and NE, south to FL and TX. | |
| Abundance | Frequent to common, locally abundant. | |
| Habitat | Roadsides, lawn weed, campuses, garden weed, waste ground, vacant lots. | |
| Phenology | Flowering July-September. | |
| Identification | Korean Clover is a sprawling, much-branched plant, with tiny flowers in leaf axils. Stem hairs lie along the stem antrorsely (towards the tip of the stem) vs. retrorsely (towards the base of the stem) in Japanese Clover (K. striata). | |
| Taxonomic Comments | Formerly known as Lespedeza stipulacea.
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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| USACE-agcp | FACU link |
| USACE-emp | FACU link |
