Lespedeza repens (L.) Barton

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Fabaceae

• Scientific Name

  Lespedeza repens (L.) Barton

• Description

  Species Description - Stems clustered, trailing or procumbent, to 1 m, finely appressed-hairy to glabrate; petioles shorter than the lfls; lfls mostly 1–2 cm, half as wide, appressed-hairy on both sides or glabrous above; peduncles much exceeding the subtending lvs, bearing a loose raceme of 3–8(–12) purple fls 5–8 mm; cal-lobes 1–2 mm, the upper two largely connate; pet about equal; fr finely appressed-hairy; 2n=20. Dry woods and fields; Conn. to Wis. and Kans., s. to n. Fla. and Tex. June–Sept.

• Common Names

  smooth trailing lespedeza