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Kummerowia stipulacea

Species category

Agricultural

Common name

Korean clover, Korean lespedeza

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length 1.5 mm 
  • Width 2 mm 
  • Thickness 1 mm 

Color

Seed is purple. PodPod:
A dehiscent fruit produced by leguminous plants (beans, peas). Also known as a legume.
 and calyx are brown with noticeable venation.

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

Seed often enclosed in podPod:
A dehiscent fruit produced by leguminous plants (beans, peas). Also known as a legume.
 and calyx.

Identification notes

The podPod:
A dehiscent fruit produced by leguminous plants (beans, peas). Also known as a legume.
 and calyx are important identification characters. Here the calyx is one-half the length of the podPod:
A dehiscent fruit produced by leguminous plants (beans, peas). Also known as a legume.
 and its lobes are not slit to the base. PodPod:
A dehiscent fruit produced by leguminous plants (beans, peas). Also known as a legume.
 has strong venation and short appressedAppressed:
Pressed close or lying flat against something.
 hairs. HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 appears as a nipple on some seeds.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.) Makino

Synonyms

Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim.

Kummerowia stipulacea .The pod and calyx are important identification characters. Here the calyx is one-half the length of the pod and its lobes not slit to the base. The pod has strong venation and short appressed hairs. The hilum appears as a nipple on some seeds. Photo courtesy of Colorado State University, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.
Kummerowia stipulacea.The pod and calyx are important identification characters. Here the calyx is one-half the length of the pod and its lobes not slit to the base. The pod has strong venation and short appressed hairs. The hilum appears as a nipple on some seeds. Photo courtesy of Colorado State University, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.