Index / Search / Lespedeza violacea
§1 Plant
Lespedeza violacea (L.) Pers.
vernacular violet 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
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 766 counties across 29 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 766 counties across 29 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 23 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 79 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Blackford 18009
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Huntington 18069
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Posey 18129
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Washington 18175
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Greenwood 20073
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Johnson 20091
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Riley 20161
- Shawnee 20177
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Floyd 21071
- Grayson 21085
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Laurel 21125
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lincoln 21137
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- Martin 21159
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Oldham 21185
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 95 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gentry 29075
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mercer 29129
- Miller 29131
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 14 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cayuga 36011
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Greene 36039
- Jefferson 36045
- Livingston 36051
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Westchester 36119
- Wyoming 36121
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 57 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Avery 37011
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Caldwell 37027
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Cumberland 37051
- Davidson 37057
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Gaston 37071
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hoke 37093
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Moore 37125
- Orange 37135
- Person 37145
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Rutherford 37161
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Tyrrell 37177
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Watauga 37189
- Wayne 37191
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
- Yadkin 37197
Ohio view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Clinton 39027
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Defiance 39039
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Greene 39057
- Guernsey 39059
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Jackson 39079
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Ross 39141
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Dauphin 42043
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Somerset 42111
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Warren 42123
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Claiborne 47025
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Fayette 47047
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Marion 47115
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Putnam 47141
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Sumner 47165
- White 47185
Vermont view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Augusta 51015
- Bedford 51019
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Surry 51181
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Boone 54005
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Clay 54015
- Fayette 54019
- Gilmer 54021
- Grant 54023
- Hampshire 54027
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jackson 54035
- Kanawha 54039
- Marion 54049
- Mason 54053
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Mingo 54059
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Pendleton 54071
- Pleasants 54073
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Roane 54087
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Tyler 54095
- Upshur 54097
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
- Wyoming 54109
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/LEVI6 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2955613 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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