sericea lespedeza vs lespedeza

sericea lespedeza and lespedeza both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sericea lespedeza	Yes	No	No	No
lespedeza	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lespedeza is a hypernym of sericea lespedeza; that is, lespedeza is a word with a broader meaning than sericea lespedeza:

sericea lespedeza: perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land
lespedeza: shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States

Other hypernyms of sericea lespedeza include bush clover.

sericea lespedeza (noun)	lespedeza (noun)
perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land	shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States