Lespedeza capitata

Lespedeza capitata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Desmodieae
Subtribus: Lespedezinae
Genus: Lespedeza
Species: Lespedeza capitata

Name

Lespedeza capitata Michx.

Synonyms

• Aeschynomene frutescens Poir.
• Despeleza capitata (Michx.) Nieuwl.
• Hedysarum conglomeratum Poir.
• Hedysarum frutescens Willd.
• Hedysarum umbellatum Walter
• Lespedeza bicknellii House
• Lespedeza capitata f. argentea Fernald
• Lespedeza capitata var. hirtiformis Fernald
• Lespedeza capitata var. sericea Hook.
• Lespedeza capitata var. stenophylla Bissell & Fernald
• Lespedeza capitata var. typica Fernald
• Lespedeza capitata var. velutina Fernald
• Lespedeza capitata var. vulgaris Torr. & A.Gray
• Lespedeza fruticosa Pers.
• Lespedeza schindleri H.Lév.
• Lespedeza velutina E.P.Bicknell

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Michaux, A. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana: sistens caracteres plantarum quas in America septentrionali collegit et detexit Andreas Michaux. Vol. 2. 340 pp. Parisiis et Argentorati [Paris & Strasbourg]: fratres Levrault. BHL Reference page. : 2:71.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Lespedeza capitata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Lespedeza capitata. Published online. Accessed: Nov 23 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Lespedeza capitata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Nov 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lespedeza capitata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 Nov 23.

Vernacular names

English: Round-head Lespedeza

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