{"assessment":{"band":"Harmful","fit_score":null,"harm":null,"harm_source":"https://ncwildflower.org/invasive-exotic-species-list/","invasive_evidence":[{"category":"2013 category 2","rank":2,"scientific_name":"Lespedeza striata","state":"KY","url":"https://www.se-eppc.org/ky/KYEPPC_2013list.pdf"}],"native_basis":"not_native","rarity_adjustment":null,"rarity_policy":"Conservation status is displayed separately and never changes ecological scores, including when unranked.","reason":"Listed invasive in Kentucky; do not plant. Uses the shared species harm profile established from NC evidence; not a state agency severity rating.","reference":"NC native reference cohort, method 0.6.4; not a Kentucky percentile","score":-30,"scoring_inputs":{"harm_penalty":0,"invasive":true,"invasive_rank":"3","native":false,"state_rank":"SNA"},"severity_basis":"shared_rank","severity_mapping":"Existing shared species harm profile from NC source","status":"scored_invasive","version":"shared-0.6.5"},"condition_evidence":{"light":{"evidence_id":"fact:9f642eb6b01ee6c8a26b61ba17e7f2d45df6be6a0faf5bb71a2617800bd23d37","levels":[4],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[4,4],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_light_categories_preserved_without_hour_conversion","source_field":"light","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/kummerowia-striata/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"},"moisture":{"evidence_id":"fact:410ef8192ab8a3b4f8951e2c46e5fc16470eeb7356f86c61e6528d4c1047ed48","levels":[1],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[1,1],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_drainage_or_moisture_categories_preserved","source_field":"moisture_categories","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/kummerowia-striata/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"}},"evidence":{"fit_score":null,"growth_habit":["Forb/herb"],"invasive_status":{"status":"listed"},"native_status":{"status":"not_native"},"occurrence":{"county_fips":["21003","21007","21009","21011","21013","21029","21031","21035","21037","21047","21053","21057","21067","21069","21073","21075","21079","21095","21097","21105","21109","21117","21123","21125","21129","21137","21143","21151","21153","21155","21157","21163","21165","21171","21173","21175","21197","21199","21201","21203","21205","21221","21223","21227","21235","21237"],"meaning":"Recorded occurrence; not a county native-range assertion"},"quercus_score":null,"regional":{"county_fips":["21003","21007","21009","21011","21013","21029","21031","21035","21037","21047","21053","21057","21067","21069","21073","21075","21079","21095","21097","21105","21109","21117","21123","21125","21129","21137","21143","21151","21153","21155","21157","21163","21165","21171","21173","21175","21197","21199","21201","21203","21205","21221","21223","21227","21235","21237"],"growth_habit":"forb","growth_habit_source":"tnky_atlas","invasive":true,"invasive_evidence":[{"category":"2013 category 2","rank":2,"scientific_name":"Lespedeza striata","state":"KY","url":"https://www.se-eppc.org/ky/KYEPPC_2013list.pdf"}],"invasive_rank":2,"native":false,"native_evidence":[{"claim":"introduced","matched_name":"Kummerowia striata","scope":"TN-KY","source":"tnky_atlas","url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/1852"},{"claim":"introduced","matched_name":"Kummerowia striata","scope":"L48","source":"usda","text":"L48:I","url":"https://plants.usda.gov/"},{"claim":"introduced","scope":"KY","source":"ky_invasive","url":"https://www.se-eppc.org/ky/KYEPPC_2013list.pdf"}],"native_status":"not_native","source_ids":["tnky:1852"],"source_name":"Kummerowia striata","source_refs":["KY-county-21003.json","KY-county-21007.json","KY-county-21009.json","KY-county-21011.json","KY-county-21013.json","KY-county-21029.json","KY-county-21031.json","KY-county-21035.json","KY-county-21037.json","KY-county-21047.json","KY-county-21053.json","KY-county-21057.json","KY-county-21067.json","KY-county-21069.json","KY-county-21073.json","KY-county-21075.json","KY-county-21079.json","KY-county-21095.json","KY-county-21097.json","KY-county-21105.json","KY-county-21109.json","KY-county-21117.json","KY-county-21123.json","KY-county-21125.json","KY-county-21129.json","KY-county-21137.json","KY-county-21143.json","KY-county-21151.json","KY-county-21153.json","KY-county-21155.json","KY-county-21157.json","KY-county-21163.json","KY-county-21165.json","KY-county-21171.json","KY-county-21173.json","KY-county-21175.json","KY-county-21197.json","KY-county-21199.json","KY-county-21201.json","KY-county-21203.json","KY-county-21205.json","KY-county-21221.json","KY-county-21223.json","KY-county-21227.json","KY-county-21235.json","KY-county-21237.json","ky_invasive"],"source_url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/1852","state_rank":"SNA"},"source_refs":["KY-county-21003.json","KY-county-21007.json","KY-county-21009.json","KY-county-21011.json","KY-county-21013.json","KY-county-21029.json","KY-county-21031.json","KY-county-21035.json","KY-county-21037.json","KY-county-21047.json","KY-county-21053.json","KY-county-21057.json","KY-county-21067.json","KY-county-21069.json","KY-county-21073.json","KY-county-21075.json","KY-county-21079.json","KY-county-21095.json","KY-county-21097.json","KY-county-21105.json","KY-county-21109.json","KY-county-21117.json","KY-county-21123.json","KY-county-21125.json","KY-county-21129.json","KY-county-21137.json","KY-county-21143.json","KY-county-21151.json","KY-county-21153.json","KY-county-21155.json","KY-county-21157.json","KY-county-21163.json","KY-county-21165.json","KY-county-21171.json","KY-county-21173.json","KY-county-21175.json","KY-county-21197.json","KY-county-21199.json","KY-county-21201.json","KY-county-21203.json","KY-county-21205.json","KY-county-21221.json","KY-county-21223.json","KY-county-21227.json","KY-county-21235.json","KY-county-21237.json","ky_invasive"],"source_url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/1852","state_rank":{"value":"SNA"}},"fit_inputs":{"light":[4,4],"moisture":[1,1],"ph":[4.9,7.3]},"fit_provenance":{"light":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","moisture":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","ph":"USDA PLANTS"},"fit_record":{"band":"Harmful","condition_evidence":{"light":{"evidence_id":"fact:9f642eb6b01ee6c8a26b61ba17e7f2d45df6be6a0faf5bb71a2617800bd23d37","levels":[4],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[4,4],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_light_categories_preserved_without_hour_conversion","source_field":"light","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/kummerowia-striata/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"},"moisture":{"evidence_id":"fact:410ef8192ab8a3b4f8951e2c46e5fc16470eeb7356f86c61e6528d4c1047ed48","levels":[1],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[1,1],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_drainage_or_moisture_categories_preserved","source_field":"moisture_categories","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/kummerowia-striata/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"}},"county_fips":["13085","13089","13191","13211","13221","21003","21007","21009","21011","21013","21029","21031","21035","21037","21047","21053","21057","21067","21069","21073","21075","21079","21095","21097","21105","21109","21117","21123","21125","21129","21137","21143","21151","21153","21155","21157","21163","21165","21171","21173","21175","21197","21199","21201","21203","21205","21221","21223","21227","21235","21237","45015","45051","45077","47009","47013","47015","47017","47019","47021","47027","47035","47037","47051","47055","47059","47061","47065","47075","47079","47081","47085","47087","47093","47115","47119","47121","47123","47125","47129","47133","47139","47141","47145","47149","47157","47161","47167","47171","47175","47177","47179"],"fit_inputs":{"light":[4,4],"moisture":[1,1],"ph":[4.9,7.3]},"fit_note":"Shared sunlight, moisture and pH calculation; county geography is an additional layer. Missing source traits remain unknown.","fit_provenance":{"light":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","moisture":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","ph":"USDA PLANTS"},"garden_suitability":{"default_excluded":false,"flags":[],"review_status":"not_assessed"},"invasive_rank":true,"native_eligible":false,"quercus_score":-30,"state":"KY"},"garden_suitability":{"default_excluded":false,"flags":[],"review_status":"not_assessed"},"growing_observations":{"eol_usda":{"archive_doi":"10.5281/zenodo.22129810","matched_name":"Kummerowia striata","retrieved":"2026-09-30","scope":"Nationwide approximate species characteristics; tolerance categories do not specify sun hours or moisture requirements","scoring_allowed":false,"source_label":"USDA PLANTS via EOL TraitBank","source_sha256":"04bb6a5292502ddc757bb909f4151de4b9aaea042223dfb486ffe2a94a2564db","source_url":"http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=KUST2","trait_evidence":[{"citation":"The PLANTS Database, United States Department of Agriculture, National Resources Conservation Service. http://plants.usda.gov/","eol_page":"https://eol.org/pages/643507","field":"drought_tolerance","method":"Compares the relative tolerance of the plant to drought conditions to other species with the same growth habit from the same geographical region. Drought tolerance is defined here in the following fashion: Imagine that in an acre of land there are low areas that have heavy soil and tend to accumulate more soil moisture, and higher areas that have coarse textured soil and tend to accumulate less soil moisture. Some plant species are most frequently found growing in the higher areas with the coarse soil texture. These plant species are considered to be more drought tolerant than the species that are frequently found in the low areas with fine textured soil.","source_url":"http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=KUST2","trait_id":"R133-PK288755669","trait_label":"drought tolerance","value":"medium (normal)"},{"citation":"The PLANTS Database, United States Department of Agriculture, National Resources Conservation Service. http://plants.usda.gov/","eol_page":"https://eol.org/pages/643507","field":"moisture_use","method":"","source_url":"http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=KUST2","trait_id":"R133-PK288767435","trait_label":"moisture use","value":"low"},{"citation":"The PLANTS Database, United States Department of Agriculture, National Resources Conservation Service. http://plants.usda.gov/","eol_page":"https://eol.org/pages/643507","field":"shade_tolerance","method":"","source_url":"http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=KUST2","trait_id":"R133-PK288786118","trait_label":"shade tolerance","value":"low tolerance"}],"values":{"drought_tolerance":"medium (normal)","moisture_use":"low","shade_tolerance":"low tolerance"}},"floraquest_carolinas_georgia":{"matched_name":"Kummerowia striata","retrieved":"2026-10-04T13:31:16.252589+00:00","scope":{"kind":"region","region_id":"floraquest_nc_sc_ga"},"scope_note":"Original regional ecological and identification evidence; no location-specific gardening adjustments.","source_label":"FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team)","source_name":"Kummerowia striata","source_record_id":2837,"source_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_url":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emountainworks.android.southeastfieldguide","trait_evidence":[{"field":"habitat_description","source_column":"HabitatText","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":2837,"source_table":"Organism","value":"Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas."},{"field":"geographic_range_description","source_column":"Description","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":2837,"source_table":"Organism","value":"Native of e. Asia."},{"field":"phenology_source_text","source_column":"Phenology","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":2837,"source_table":"Organism","value":"Jul-Sep; Aug-Nov."},{"field":"taxonomic_synonymy","source_column":"Synonymy","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":2837,"source_table":"Organism","value":"[= Ar, Fl3, FNA11.1, Il, K1, K4, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, SE3, Tn, Va, WH3, Akiyama & Ohba (1985), Isely (1998); Hedysarum striatum Thunberg; = Lespedeza striata (Thunb.) Hook. & Arn. — C, F, G, GrPl, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tx, W, WV]"},{"field":"heliophily_index","source_column":"HIndex","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":2837,"source_table":"Organism","value":8},{"field":"regional_wetland_indicators","source_column":"WetlandStatus1..5","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":2837,"source_table":"Organism","value":[{"source_column":"WetlandStatus1","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus2","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus3","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus4","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus5","value":"UPL"}]},{"field":"habitat_moisture_categories","source_column":"Attr2","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":2837,"source_table":"GraphicKey","value":["Dry","Moist"]},{"field":"habitat_light_categories","source_column":"Attr3","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":2837,"source_table":"GraphicKey","value":["Partial shade","Full sun"]},{"field":"graphic_key_source_attributes","source_column":"Attr0..25","source_database_sha256":"684f6b364ff9f3023aa61ed02ae50f6f6d6d4d3bcf76847b78ab769ae0453469","source_record_id":2837,"source_table":"GraphicKey","value":{"Attr0":"gr09","Attr1":"nc_cp,nc_mt,nc_pd,sc_cp,sc_mt,sc_pd,ga_cp,ga_mt,ga_pd,","Attr10":"in","Attr11":"3","Attr12":"e","Attr13":"bil","Attr15":"pi,pur,wh","Attr16":"n","Attr17":"DSN","Attr2":"Dry,Moist","Attr3":"Part,Sun","Attr3a":"n","Attr3a_subregion":"native_nc_cp:n,native_nc_mt:n,native_nc_pd:n,native_sc_cp:n,native_sc_mt:n,native_sc_pd:n,native_ga_cp:n,native_ga_mt:n,native_ga_pd:n,","Attr4":" 6-10","Attr5":"er,pr","Attr6":"pub","Attr7":"alt","Attr8":"c","Attr9":"wi"}}],"values":{"geographic_range_description":"Native of e. Asia.","graphic_key_source_attributes":{"Attr0":"gr09","Attr1":"nc_cp,nc_mt,nc_pd,sc_cp,sc_mt,sc_pd,ga_cp,ga_mt,ga_pd,","Attr10":"in","Attr11":"3","Attr12":"e","Attr13":"bil","Attr15":"pi,pur,wh","Attr16":"n","Attr17":"DSN","Attr2":"Dry,Moist","Attr3":"Part,Sun","Attr3a":"n","Attr3a_subregion":"native_nc_cp:n,native_nc_mt:n,native_nc_pd:n,native_sc_cp:n,native_sc_mt:n,native_sc_pd:n,native_ga_cp:n,native_ga_mt:n,native_ga_pd:n,","Attr4":" 6-10","Attr5":"er,pr","Attr6":"pub","Attr7":"alt","Attr8":"c","Attr9":"wi"},"habitat_description":"Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas.","habitat_light_categories":["Partial shade","Full sun"],"habitat_moisture_categories":["Dry","Moist"],"heliophily_index":8,"phenology_source_text":"Jul-Sep; Aug-Nov.","regional_wetland_indicators":[{"source_column":"WetlandStatus1","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus2","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus3","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus4","value":"FACU"},{"source_column":"WetlandStatus5","value":"UPL"}],"taxonomic_synonymy":"[= Ar, Fl3, FNA11.1, Il, K1, K4, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, SE3, Tn, Va, WH3, Akiyama & Ohba (1985), Isely (1998); Hedysarum striatum Thunberg; = Lespedeza striata (Thunb.) Hook. & Arn. — C, F, G, GrPl, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tx, W, WV]"}},"ncsu_sitemap":{"matched_name":"Kummerowia striata","retrieved":"2026-10-04T02:37:41.972336+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Source-reported species characteristics; not a location-specific estimate.","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_sha256":"0b393aefc704b067c811f8919c74c7c6727e3db80598cafdfaef73e30a01fc1d","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/kummerowia-striata/","trait_evidence":[{"expected_source_name":"Kummerowia striata","field":"light","original_field":"light","record_id":"trait:2db61e5dcd61acfc655a9137183ceeaef28791c896f7d3ce68bfae7b9b45a29a","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:37:41.972336+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Kummerowia striata","source_sha256":"0b393aefc704b067c811f8919c74c7c6727e3db80598cafdfaef73e30a01fc1d","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/kummerowia-striata/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:08610273-ca22-5980-9f95-bc881ea80071","value":["Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)"]},{"expected_source_name":"Kummerowia striata","field":"spread_description","original_field":"spread","record_id":"trait:4104ea2ba76c3d05b4f4af3d9a696596532831cef3357deba84da931baf8abc9","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:37:41.972336+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Kummerowia striata","source_sha256":"0b393aefc704b067c811f8919c74c7c6727e3db80598cafdfaef73e30a01fc1d","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/kummerowia-striata/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:08610273-ca22-5980-9f95-bc881ea80071","value":{"max":2,"min":1,"unit":"feet"}},{"expected_source_name":"Kummerowia striata","field":"height_description","original_field":"height","record_id":"trait:4c3f034ff2608d24b7604e57e24ba321c512a167ed89acb03ed506735f535c0d","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:37:41.972336+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Kummerowia striata","source_sha256":"0b393aefc704b067c811f8919c74c7c6727e3db80598cafdfaef73e30a01fc1d","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/kummerowia-striata/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:08610273-ca22-5980-9f95-bc881ea80071","value":{"max":0.8333,"min":0.1667,"unit":"feet"}},{"expected_source_name":"Kummerowia striata","field":"moisture_categories","original_field":"soil_moisture","record_id":"trait:7c25e32fb3174eab5e313cd51d111ba8f68937f9b366f3c788289af9e10c37e2","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:37:41.972336+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Kummerowia striata","source_sha256":"0b393aefc704b067c811f8919c74c7c6727e3db80598cafdfaef73e30a01fc1d","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/kummerowia-striata/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:08610273-ca22-5980-9f95-bc881ea80071","value":["Occasionally Dry"]},{"expected_source_name":"Kummerowia striata","field":"soil_ph_categories","original_field":"soil_ph","record_id":"trait:9956bf5a07f4224418a6fa08e02f5ce0c449bc795cdb64672e490db9b4e8520b","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:37:41.972336+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Kummerowia striata","source_sha256":"0b393aefc704b067c811f8919c74c7c6727e3db80598cafdfaef73e30a01fc1d","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/kummerowia-striata/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:08610273-ca22-5980-9f95-bc881ea80071","value":["Acid (<6.0)","Neutral (6.0-8.0)"]},{"expected_source_name":"Kummerowia striata","field":"flower_color","original_field":"flower_color","record_id":"trait:b9237b124682dcfd6a6b939664d290bdb430bbf3e4827ca6dba07f0f4eb8717e","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:37:41.972336+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Kummerowia striata","source_sha256":"0b393aefc704b067c811f8919c74c7c6727e3db80598cafdfaef73e30a01fc1d","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/kummerowia-striata/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:08610273-ca22-5980-9f95-bc881ea80071","value":["Pink","Purple/Lavender","White"]},{"expected_source_name":"Kummerowia striata","field":"life_cycle","original_field":"life_cycle","record_id":"trait:bfc166fb18d66ae01f5832ef476600544cbe92e4bad5ec55599de6eb383aa8b5","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:37:41.972336+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Kummerowia striata","source_sha256":"0b393aefc704b067c811f8919c74c7c6727e3db80598cafdfaef73e30a01fc1d","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/kummerowia-striata/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:08610273-ca22-5980-9f95-bc881ea80071","value":["Annual"]}],"values":{"flower_color":["Pink","Purple/Lavender","White"],"height_description":"0.1667–0.8333 feet","life_cycle":["Annual"],"light":["Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)"],"moisture_categories":["Occasionally Dry"],"soil_ph_categories":["Acid (<6.0)","Neutral (6.0-8.0)"],"spread_description":"1–2 feet"}},"usda":{"matched_name":"Kummerowia striata","retrieved":"2026-09-24","scope":"Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary","source_label":"USDA PLANTS","source_url":"https://plants.usda.gov/","usda_id":79631,"values":{"bloom_season":"Early Spring","flower_color":"Purple","foliage_color":"Green","fruit_season_begin":"Spring","fruit_season_end":"Summer","growth_architecture":"Multiple Stem","growth_rate":"Rapid","height_ft":1.3,"leaf_retention":"No"}}},"light_range":["full sun","full sun"],"light_source":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","native_synthesis":{"claims":[{"claim":"introduced","matched_name":"Kummerowia striata","scope":"TN-KY","source":"tnky_atlas","url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/1852"},{"claim":"introduced","matched_name":"Kummerowia striata","scope":"L48","source":"usda","text":"L48:I","url":"https://plants.usda.gov/"},{"claim":"introduced","scope":"KY","source":"ky_invasive","url":"https://www.se-eppc.org/ky/KYEPPC_2013list.pdf"}],"county_native_range":"unresolved","explanation":"Source scopes are preserved. State occurrence alone does not establish nativity; combined regional evidence is labeled estimated.","label":"Not native to Kentucky","rule":"southeast-native-synthesis-1","status":"not_native"},"source_name":"Kummerowia striata","taxon_id":"taxon:08610273-ca22-5980-9f95-bc881ea80071","revision":"publish:5809c037-0e9a-430a-8008-5ab6f69800c0","photos":[]}