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 LESPEDEZA 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 Taxonomy Kingdom: PLANTAE Phylum: TRACHEOPHYTA Class: MAGNOLIOPSIDA Order: FABALES Family: LEGUMINOSAE Lower Level Taxonomy Rank: Infra- rank name: Plant Hybrid Subpopulation: Authority: General Information Distribution The species 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 plants from China (MSBP). Total Population Size Minimum Population Size: Maximum Population Size: Habitat and Ecology Lespedeza cuneata 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: Bibliography Hu-nan Chung and Yao Yen Chiu So, 1977, A Barefoot Doctor's Manual: The American Translation of the Official Chinese Paramedical Manual, , , Plants For A Future, 1996-2010, Plants For A Future, Earth, Plants, People, , , Remaley, T., 2010, Plant Conservation Alliance, Alien Plant Working Group, Swearingen, J.M, U.S. National Park Service, , , Washington, DC USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, 2010, Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN)16 June, , National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. and Hong, D.Y., 2010, Flora of China, , Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis., .