Lespedeza juncea

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Densely pybescent undershrub with trifoliate leaves with up to 2 cm long obovate leaflets, densely silky beneath; flowers on more than 5 mm long peduncle, 2-4 flowered cluster; corolla white or yellow with purple spots on standard,5-7 mm long; pod 2-3 mm long, silky.
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Lespedeza juncea from Manali – efloraofindia | Google Groups :
Manali Himachal Pradesh on 23 October 2009; 
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Chakrata Tour 2013:: Lespedeza juncea for validation : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 2 authors.
This leguminous herb was recorded from Tiger fall area, Chakrata (Aug.’13) during our recent tour, I hope this should be Lespedeza juncea (L. f.) Pers. Kindly validate/correct the post…

It looks me Lespedeza juncea too.

Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg)

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Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week: Lespedeza juncea from Kahmir:
Lespedeza juncea (L.f.) Pers., Syn.Pl. 2:318. 1807.

syn: Hedysarum junceum L.f.
Densely pybescent undershrub with trifoliate leaves with up to 2 cm long obovate leaflets, densely silky beneath; flowers on more than 5 mm long peduncle, 2-4 flowered cluster; corolla white or yellow with purple spots on standard,5-7 mm long; pod 2-3 mm long, silky.
Common in Kashmir valley in neglected lawns, roadsides and wastelands.
Photographed from Hazuribagh garden, Srinagar, Kashmir in June-July

Nature is so great to design so many colour combinations in the corolla of Faboideae plants. Now this one with pale outside and central dark Violet purple colour.

Thanks Sir Now i understand how both Lespedeza juncea var. sericea and L juncea looks

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Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight: Lespedeza juncea from Kahmir-GSOCT37/42 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4)
Lespedeza juncea (L.f.) Pers., Syn.Pl. 2:318. 1807.
syn: Hedysarum junceum L.f.
Densely pybescent undershrub with trifoliate leaves with up to 2 cm long obovate leaflets, densely silky beneath; flowers on more than 5 mm long peduncle, 2-4 flowered cluster; corolla white or yellow with purple spots on standard,5-7 mm long; pod 2-3 mm long, silky.
Common in Kashmir valley in neglected lawns, roadsides and wastelands.
Photographed from Hazuribagh garden, Srinagar, Kashmir in June-July
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This Lespedeza was shot from Chakrata…
Is this L. juncea again?

Appears to match with images at Lespedeza juncea

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This Lespedeza was recorded from Chakrata…
Is this L. juncea ?

Appears to match with images at Lespedeza juncea

yes it is L. juncea

 

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Identification requested ATJUNE2016/29 : 8 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)

Kindly identify
Small herb
Shimla Water Catchment Area Wildlife Sanctuary
June 2016

This is surely not Indigofera, could be any species of Crotalaria.
Me too had collected this species from Chakrata, Uttrakhand last week. I will go through this soon and will let you know.  

Crotalaria species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available) 

I got it. It is Lespedeza juncea or its some variety. Kindly validate.

efi thread
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efi thread 2

Thanks, … I think it matches.
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SK145OCT16-2016:ID : 10 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (11)
Sharing some pictures for ID shot at Pashupati Forest Kathmandu Nepal today at 4400 ft.

Any Indigofera species ?

Does not match with any Indigofera species in efi so far

One seeded compressed pod suggest any Lespedeza species.

Lespedeza juncea (L.f.) Pers. (accepted name) ??

I think matches with images at Lespedeza juncea

Nepali Name: भैंसाइनो Bhaisaaino

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SK 3034 11 October 2021: 6 very high res. images.
Location: Jumla, West Nepal
Altitude: 2308m.
Date: 17 August 2021
Habit : Wild
Lespedeza juncea f. variegata (Cambess.) H. Ohashi ??

Appears close to images at Lespedeza juncea
Here are the keys from Flora of Pakistan:

5 (4) Length of pedicel and peduncle more than 5 mm long (leaflets obovate) Lespedeza juncea var. juncea
+ Length of pedicel and peduncle less than 5 mm long (6)
6 (5) Leaflets obovate Lespedeza juncea var. variegata
+ Leaflets oblanceolate Lespedeza juncea var. sericea

Going strictly by the above keys, most of our observations may be of Lespedeza juncea var. variegata (Camb.) Ali 

Lespedeza juncea f. variegata (Cambess.) H. Ohashi

A reference on this plant: https://iiim.res.in/herbarium/lespedeza_juncea_var.htm

But this variety is not accepted by POWO 1 (Not accepted by Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021)) and POWO 2

So we keep it under Lespedeza juncea only.

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Lespedeza juncea (L.f.) Pers.: 6 very high res. images.

Location: Jumla, West Nepal
Date: 25 August 2021
Altitude: 2500 m.
Habit : Wild

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Identification please 5755: 2 high res. images.
Location: Ganderbal Kashmir

Lespedeza juncea var. sericea ?

Resembles…

I think Lespedeza juncea (L.f.) Pers. only as per differences at Lespedeza juncea var. sericea (Thunb.) Lace & Hauech

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Identification please 5755: 2 high res. images.
Location; Ganderbal Kashmir

Lespedeza juncea var. sericea ?

Resembles…

I think Lespedeza juncea (L.f.) Pers. only as per differences at Lespedeza juncea var. sericea (Thunb.) Lace & Hauech

I will Go with Lespedeza juncea var-sericea
As per the images at

https://efloraofindia.com/species/a—l/f/fabaceae/lespedeza/lespedeza-juncea-var-sericea

No.
At https://efloraofindia.com/2012/05/21/lespedeza-juncea-var-sericea/, we have narrower but longer oblanceolate leaflets and highly reduced peduncle and pedicel.

We will check again…

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