Lespedeza cuneata LC Taxonomic Authority: (Dum.Cours.) G.Don  Global Assessment  Regional Assessment Region: Global  Endemic to region Synonyms Common Names Anthyllis cuneata Dum.Cours. CHINESE BUSH-CLOVER English Hedysarum sericeum Murray CHINESE English Indigofera chinensis Vogel JAPANISCHER KLEE German Lespedeza argyrea Siebold & Zucc. LESPEDEZA PERENNE Spanish; Castilian Lespedeza juncea (L.f.)Pers. LESPÉDÉZA SOYEUX French Lespedeza sericea (Thunb.)Miq. PERENNIAL LESPEDEZA English SERICEA LESPEDEZA English SILKY BUSH-CLOVER English

Upper Level Kingdom: PLANTAE Phylum: TRACHEOPHYTA Class: MAGNOLIOPSIDA Order: Family: LEGUMINOSAE Lower Level Taxonomy Rank: Infra- rank name:  Hybrid Subpopulation: Authority:

General Information Distribution The native distribution range is temperate and tropical Asia and Australasia and it has been naturalized elsewhere. In US the plant was introduced as erosion control, food for cattle and wildlife, and shelter for small animals.

Range Size Elevation Biogeographic Realm Area of Occupancy: Upper limit: 2500  Afrotropical Extent of Occurrence: Lower limit: 1700  Antarctic Map Status: Depth  Australasian Upper limit:  Neotropical Lower limit:  Oceanian Depth Zones  Palearctic  Shallow photic  Bathyl  Hadal  Indomalayan  Photic  Abyssal  Nearctic Population The population size of the species is not known but a recent survey in 2006 suggest 40 from China (MSBP).

Total Population Size Minimum Population Size: Maximum Population Size: Habitat and Ecology is a perennial herb which occurs in mountain slopes and roadsides. It has been reported from thicket on the bank of a reservoir and associated with Imperata cylindrica, Erigeron sp. and Vitex sp.

System Movement pattern Crop Wild Relative  Terrestrial  Freshwater  Nomadic  Congregatory/Dispersive  Is the species a wild relative of a crop?  Marine  Migratory  Altitudinally migrant

Growth From Definition Forb or Herb Biennial or perennial herbacaeous plant, also termed a Hemicryptophyte

Threats There are no known major threats to this species.

Past Present Future 13 None    Conservation Measures It has been listed as a noxious weed in several states in USA. It is primarily a threat to open areas such as meadows, prairies, open woodlands, wetland borders and fields. Seeds have been collested as part of the Millennium Seed Bank Project and by the US National Plant Germplasm System. It is known to occur in six botanical gardens worldwide.

In Place Needed 3 Research actions   3.5 Threats   3.9 Trends/Monitoring   5 Species-based actions   5.6 Limiting population growth   5.7 Ex situ conservation actions   5.7.2 Genome resource bank   5.8 Other  

Countries of Occurrence

PRESENCE ORIGIN Year Breeding Non- Passage Possibly Extinct Presence Native Introduced Re- Vagrant Origin Round Season breeding migrant extinct uncertain Introduced uncertain only season only Afghanistan             Australia             Bhutan             China             Anhui             Fujian             Gansu             Guangdong             Guangxi             Guizhou             Hebei             Henan             Hubei             Hunan             Jiangsu             Jiangxi             Jilin             Liaoning             Shaanxi             Shanxi             Sichuan             Xinjiang             Yunnan             Zhejiang             India             Indonesia             Japan             Korea, Democratic People's             Republic of Korea, Republic of             Lao People's Democratic             Republic Malaysia             Nepal             Pakistan             Papua New Guinea             Philippines             Taiwan, Province of China             Thailand             United States             Viet Nam            

General Habitats Score Description Major Importance 3 Shrubland 1 Suitable Unset 4 Grassland 1 Suitable Unset 14 Artificial/Terrestrial 1 Suitable Unset

Species Utilisation  Species is not utilised at all

Purpose / Type of Use Subsistence National International 13. Pets/display animals, horticulture    2. Food - animal    5. Manufacturing chemicals    6. Other chemicals    It is used in soil conservation schemes for renewing worn-out soils. The whole plant is anthelmintic (drugs that expel parasitic worms (helminths) from the body), depurative and tonic. A decoction is used in the treatment of testicular tuberculosis, hernia, enuresis, dental caries, toothache, infantile marasmus/ascariasis, snake and dog bites, skin ulcers, dysentery and enteritis.

Trend in the level of wild offtake/harvest in relation to total wild population numbers over the last five years: Unknown Trend in the amount of offtake/harvest produced through domestication/cultivation over the last five years: Unknown CITES status: Not listed

IUCN Red Listing Red List Assessment: (using 2001 IUCN system) Least Concern (LC)

Red List Criteria: Date Last Seen (only for EX, EW or Possibly EX species): Is the species Possibly Extinct?  Possibly Extinct Candidate?  Rationale for the Red List Assessment L. cuneata is listed as Least Concern. It has a wide distribution range and it is reported as weedy and invasive in United States.

Reason(s) for Change in Red List Category from the Previous Assessment:  Genuine Change  Nongenuine Change  No Change  Genuine (recent)  New information  Taxonomy  Same category  Genuine (since first assessment)  Knowledge of Criteria  Criteria Revisio and criteria  Incorrect data used  Other  Same category but previously change in criteria Current Population Trend: Unknown Date of Assessment: 09/08/2010 Name(s) of the Assessor(s): Lopez, L. Evaluator(s): Notes:

% population decline in the past: Time period over which the past decline has been measured for applying Criterion A or C1 (in years or generations): % population decline in the future: Time period over which the future decline has been measured for applying Criterion A or C1 (in years or generations): Number of Locations: Severely Fragmented: Number of Mature Individuals:

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