Lessertia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It contains some 62 species native to eastern and southern Africa. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.

Species 162 species are accepted:

Lessertia acanthorhachis Lessertia affinis Lessertia amajubica Lessertia annularis Lessertia benguellensis Lessertia brachypus Lessertia brachystachya Lessertia candida Lessertia canescens Lessertia capensis Lessertia capitata Lessertia carnosa Lessertia contracta Lessertia cryptantha Lessertia depressa Lessertia diffusa Lessertia distans Lessertia dykei Lessertia emarginata Lessertia excisa Lessertia falciformis Lessertia frutescens Lessertia fruticosa Lessertia glabricaulis Lessertia globosa Lessertia harveyana Lessertia herbacea Lessertia humilis Lessertia incana Lessertia inflata Lessertia ingeliensis Lessertia kensitii Lessertia lanata Lessertia macroflora Lessertia macrostachya Lessertia margaritacea Lessertia meyeri Lessertia microcarpa Lessertia miniata Lessertia montana Lessertia mossii Lessertia nana Lessertia obtusata Lessertia pappeana Lessertia pauciflora Lessertia perennans Lessertia phillipsiana Lessertia physodes Lessertia prostrata Lessertia rigida Lessertia sneeuwbergensis Lessertia spinescens Lessertia stricta Lessertia subumbellata Lessertia tenuifolia Lessertia thodei Lessertia tomentosa Lessertia uniflora Lessertia villosa

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