Hairy Lespedeza

Lespedeza hirta

Native to Georgia (estimated)

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

29CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Lespedeza

Adelphia petrellaRusty-Banded Adelphia
Aristotelia roseosuffusellaPink-Washed Aristotelia
Automeris ioIo Moth
Caenurgina erechteaClover Looper Moth, Common Grass Moth, Forage Looper
Cecropterus bathyllusSouthern Cloudywing
Cecropterus confusisConfusing Cloudywing, Confused Cloudy Wing
Cecropterus lyciadesHoary Edge
Cecropterus pyladesNorthern Cloudywing
Choristoneura obsoletanaObsolete Leafroller
Colias eurythemeOrange Sulphur, Alfalfa Butterfly

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Cupido comyntasEastern Tailed-Blue
Dasylophia anguinaBlack-Spotted Prominent
Diphthera festivaHieroglyphic Moth
Epargyreus clarusSilver-Spotted Skipper
Gesta zaruccoZarucco Duskywing
Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
Pococera scortealisLaspedeza Webworm
Ptichodis herbarumCommon Ptichodis
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
Triclonella pergandeellaSweetclover Root Borer, Bush-Clover Triclonella
Utetheisa ornatrixOrnate Moth, Pink Underwing, Rattlebox Moth, Bella Moth
Anarsioses aberrans
Aristotelia lespedezae
Cosmopterix attenuatella
Cosmopterix lespedezae
Porphyrosela desmodiella

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

16BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Lespedeza

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

4BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Lespedeza

Agelaius phoeniceusRed-winged Blackbird
Colinus virginianusNorthern Bobwhite
Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
Molothrus aterBrown-headed Cowbird

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

1AntsRecorded seed interactions

Pogonomyrmex badius

Pogonomyrmex badius: Seed predation.

No records yet · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Fabaceae
Flower color: White
Growth rate: Moderate
Growth habit: Several stems
Foliage color: Dark green
Fruit begins: Fall
Fruit ends: Winter

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “Late summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Flower color · “White” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Foliage color · “Dark green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit begins · “Fall” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit ends · “Winter” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth habit · “Several stems” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth rate · “Moderate” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Height · “About 6 feet” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
primary_flower_color · “white” · USDA PLANTS

Also known as

Hairy Lespedeza

Conservation status

Georgia rank	Not available
Global rank	G5
GA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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