Lespedeza capitata Michx.

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of U.S.A.
Fabaceae
Lespedeza capitata Michx.
det. M. Nee, 1993
Wisconsin, Richland Co., 3 miles SE of Richland
Center. T 10 N; R 1 E; NW^NEi sect. 36.
Edge of power line opening and deciduous
forest of Ouercus alba, £). rubra, Betula
papvrifera, Ostrya virginiana on hilltops and
slopes.
In degraded prairie remnant on hilltop, with
Andropogon gerardii. Erect stems, single or a
few in a group; petals white with purple on
standard. Voucher for bulk medicinal screening
by Pfizer: 43846a ST (Nee-530); 43846b LF+IF
(Nee-531).
Coll.: M. Nee 43846
27 Aug. 1993
02575820