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§1 Plant
Lespedeza capitata Michx.
vernacular roundhead lespedeza — species · Fabaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus
- Lespedeza
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 869 counties across 33 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- High
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- Low
- Fire
- High
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -28 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 140 min.
- Precipitation
- 19–45 in/yr
- pH range
- 5.7–8.2
- Root depth
- 18 in min.
- Fertility need
- Low
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Multiple Stem
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Lifespan
- Long
- Mature height
- 2.6 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- White
- Fruit colour
- Yellow
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- Medium
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Summer
- Seed abundance
- Low
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 174,000
- Propagation
- seed
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- No Known Source
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Medium
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Medium
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 869 counties across 33 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 87 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Benton 18007
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Fulton 18049
- Gibson 18051
- Howard 18067
- Jasper 18073
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marshall 18099
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Porter 18127
- Pulaski 18131
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Adair 19001
- Audubon 19009
- Carroll 19027
- Cherokee 19035
- Crawford 19047
- Fremont 19071
- Guthrie 19077
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Howard 19089
- Ida 19093
- Jackson 19097
- Lyon 19119
- Monona 19133
- Montgomery 19137
- O'Brien 19141
- Osceola 19143
- Page 19145
- Plymouth 19149
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Poweshiek 19157
- Ringgold 19159
- Sioux 19167
- Union 19175
- Webster 19187
- Woodbury 19193
Kansas view state ↗ 71 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Elk 20049
- Ellsworth 20053
- Ford 20057
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Grant 20067
- Greenwood 20073
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Seward 20175
- Shawnee 20177
- Stafford 20185
- Sumner 20191
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Breckinridge 21027
- Butler 21031
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Edmonson 21061
- Floyd 21071
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Hart 21099
- Hopkins 21107
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Madison 21151
- McCreary 21147
- Meade 21163
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Pulaski 21199
- Trigg 21221
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 19 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Beauregard 22011
- Calcasieu 22019
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Grant 22043
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Rapides 22079
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cheboygan 26031
- Clinton 26037
- Dickinson 26043
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Lapeer 26087
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Menominee 26109
- Monroe 26115
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Ottawa 26139
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Benton 27009
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clearwater 27029
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Isanti 27059
- Jackson 27063
- Kanabec 27065
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- McLeod 27085
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nobles 27105
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Ramsey 27123
- Redwood 27127
- Renville 27129
- Rice 27131
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Watonwan 27165
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Mississippi view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 77 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Atchison 29005
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clinton 29049
- Cooper 29053
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mercer 29129
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Webster 29225
- Worth 29227
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Blaine 31009
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Butler 31023
- Cass 31025
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Franklin 31061
- Gage 31067
- Garfield 31071
- Greeley 31077
- Harlan 31083
- Holt 31089
- Howard 31093
- Jefferson 31095
- Johnson 31097
- Kearney 31099
- Lancaster 31109
- Loup 31115
- Madison 31119
- Merrick 31121
- Nemaha 31127
- Otoe 31131
- Pawnee 31133
- Polk 31143
- Richardson 31147
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Thayer 31169
- Thomas 31171
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
- Wheeler 31183
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 18 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chemung 36015
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Greene 36039
- Kings 36047
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Orange 36071
- Orleans 36073
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Columbus 37047
- Craven 37049
- Currituck 37053
- Davidson 37057
- Duplin 37061
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Gaston 37071
- Gates 37073
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Hertford 37091
- Hoke 37093
- Hyde 37095
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Martin 37117
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pamlico 37137
- Pender 37141
- Perquimans 37143
- Pitt 37147
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rowan 37159
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Tyrrell 37177
- Wake 37183
- Washington 37187
Ohio view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Butler 39017
- Clark 39023
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Defiance 39039
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Jackson 39079
- Knox 39083
- Madison 39097
- Muskingum 39119
- Ottawa 39123
- Pickaway 39129
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Columbia 42037
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Warren 42123
- Wayne 42127
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Bamberg 45009
- Berkeley 45015
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Chesterfield 45025
- Clarendon 45027
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Dillon 45033
- Dorchester 45035
- Florence 45041
- Georgetown 45043
- Greenville 45045
- Jasper 45053
- Kershaw 45055
- Lee 45061
- Lexington 45063
- Marlboro 45069
- Orangeburg 45075
- Saluda 45081
- Sumter 45085
- Williamsburg 45089
South Dakota view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 22 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Augusta 51015
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Grayson 51077
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Isle of Wight 51093
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Montgomery 51121
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Rappahannock 51157
- Southampton 51175
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/LECA8 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2955772 ↗Record version
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