Index / Search / Kummerowia striata
§1 Plant
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.
vernacular Japanese clover — species · Fabaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus
- Kummerowia
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 556 counties across 21 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Medium
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- Low
- Fire
- Medium
- Salinity
- Low
- Anaerobic
- Low
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- 8 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 160 min.
- Precipitation
- 30–65 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.9–7.3
- Root depth
- 8 in min.
- Fertility need
- Low
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Multiple Stem
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Mature height
- 1.3 ft
- Foliage texture
- Fine
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Porous
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Purple
- Fruit colour
- Black
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- Medium
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Early Spring
- Seed abundance
- High
- Seed begins
- Spring
- Seed ends
- Summer
- Spread rate
- Rapid
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 340,240
- Propagation
- seed
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Graze palatability
- High
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Low
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 556 counties across 21 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 7 I ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 42 I ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Bradley 05011
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Columbia 05027
- Craighead 05031
- Crittenden 05035
- Desha 05041
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Greene 05055
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lafayette 05073
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Little River 05081
- Marion 05089
- Mississippi 05093
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Perry 05105
- Phillips 05107
- Pike 05109
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
Delaware view state ↗ 1 I ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Florida view state ↗ 42 I ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Baker 12003
- Citrus 12017
- Clay 12019
- Columbia 12023
- DeSoto 12027
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Flagler 12035
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gilchrist 12041
- Glades 12043
- Hernando 12053
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Holmes 12059
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Lake 12069
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Madison 12079
- Marion 12083
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Nassau 12089
- Okaloosa 12091
- Orange 12095
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Sarasota 12115
- Seminole 12117
- St. Johns 12109
- Sumter 12119
- Union 12125
- Volusia 12127
- Walton 12131
- Washington 12133
Georgia view state ↗ 28 I ▾
- Baker 13007
- Bartow 13015
- Brooks 13027
- Clarke 13059
- Columbia 13073
- Coweta 13077
- Crisp 13081
- Dougherty 13095
- Early 13099
- Echols 13101
- Elbert 13105
- Franklin 13119
- Glynn 13127
- Hall 13139
- Harris 13145
- Hart 13147
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jefferson 13163
- Lowndes 13185
- Madison 13195
- McIntosh 13191
- Meriwether 13199
- Mitchell 13205
- Morgan 13211
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Tift 13277
Illinois view state ↗ 38 I ▾
- Alexander 17003
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Crawford 17033
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Hardin 17069
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Knox 17095
- Lawrence 17101
- Macon 17115
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McLean 17113
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 21 I ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 16 I ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 37 I ▾
- Ballard 21007
- Bell 21013
- Breathitt 21025
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Garrard 21079
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Kenton 21117
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Lincoln 21137
- Madison 21151
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Todd 21219
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
Louisiana view state ↗ 49 I ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Iberville 22047
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Massachusetts view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 25 I ▾
- Adams 28001
- Attala 28007
- Calhoun 28013
- Carroll 28015
- Copiah 28029
- Covington 28031
- DeSoto 28033
- Forrest 28035
- Harrison 28047
- Jackson 28059
- Jasper 28061
- Jefferson 28063
- Jefferson Davis 28065
- Lafayette 28071
- Lauderdale 28075
- Leake 28079
- Lee 28081
- Leflore 28083
- Madison 28089
- Montgomery 28097
- Pontotoc 28115
- Smith 28129
- Tishomingo 28141
- Washington 28151
- Yalobusha 28161
New Jersey view state ↗ 12 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 5 I ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 68 I ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Anson 37007
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Buncombe 37021
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caldwell 37027
- Carteret 37031
- Caswell 37033
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Columbus 37047
- Cumberland 37051
- Dare 37055
- Davidson 37057
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Gates 37073
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hoke 37093
- Hyde 37095
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Martin 37117
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Nash 37127
- New Hanover 37129
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Pasquotank 37139
- Person 37145
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rowan 37159
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Transylvania 37175
- Tyrrell 37177
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Watauga 37189
- Wayne 37191
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 17 I ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 31 I ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Bamberg 45009
- Barnwell 45011
- Beaufort 45013
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Chester 45023
- Clarendon 45027
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Dillon 45033
- Edgefield 45037
- Horry 45051
- Jasper 45053
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Laurens 45059
- Lee 45061
- Lexington 45063
- Marlboro 45069
- McCormick 45065
- Oconee 45073
- Orangeburg 45075
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Sumter 45085
- Williamsburg 45089
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 28 I ▾
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Cheatham 47021
- Clay 47027
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Dickson 47043
- Franklin 47051
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lawrence 47099
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Van Buren 47175
- Williamson 47187
Virginia view state ↗ 70 I ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Amelia 51007
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bedford 51019
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mathews 51115
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Rockbridge 51163
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Westmoreland 51193
- York 51199
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/KUST2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5352523 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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