Lespedeza stuevei Nutt.

• 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 stuevei Nutt.

• Description

  Species Description - Stems erect, simple or virgately branched above, to 1(–1.5) m, softly spreading-hairy; lvs spreading, short-petioled; lfls ovate-oblong to elliptic or obovate, spreading-hairy beneath, ascending-hairy above, those of the main stem 1.5–3.5 cm; apetalous fls numerous in sessile axillary clusters; petaliferous fls purple, 6–8 mm, in dense racemes in the upper axils, on peduncles shorter than the subtending lvs; cal-lobes 1.7–3.5 mm, the 2 uppermost connate less than half their length; fr densely villous; 2n=20. Dry upland woods and barrens; Mass. to n. Fla., w. to Tex., and n. inland to s. Ind., Mo., and Kans. Aug., Sept.

• Common Names

  velvety lespedeza