Lespedeza intermedia (S.Watson) Britton

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  New Jersey

• County/Municipio

  Burlington Co.

• Locality

  On the grounds of the Rutgers University Pineland Field Station. within 400ft of the W. side of New Lisbon - Four Mile Road (Rt. 646), about 1.1 mi N of the intersection with routes 70 & 72.

• Elevation

  Alt. 24 m. (79 ft.)

• Coordinates

  39.9206, -74.5886

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Harvard University, Gray Herbarium (GH)
PLANTS OF NEW JERSEY
Lespedeza intermedia (S. Watson) Britton
FABACEAE
Herbs to 2ft tall, often much less, arising from a caudex,
locally common, flowers pink with purple at the center of the
banner. Growing in an open, dry forest, burned every two
years or so, in quartz sand & gravel (Evesboro sand, 0-5%
slopes; mesic, coated Lamellic Quartzipsamments). Growing
with Agalinis setacea, Andropogon virginicus, Antennaria sp.,
Aristida longespica var. geniculata, Aureolaria pedicularia
var. pedicularia, Baptisia tinctoria, Carex pensylvanica,
Chamaecrista nictitans, Chrysopsis mariana, Cladonia spp.,
Comptonia peregrina, Conyza canadensis, Danthonia spicata
(rare), Desmodium paniculatum, Dichanthelium
sphaerocarpon, Diodia teres, Eragrostis spectabilis,
Gaylussacia dumosa, Gnaphalium obtusifolium
(=Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium), Helianthemum spp.,
Hieracium venosum (?), Hypericum gentianoides, lonactus
(Aster) linariifolius, Juncus tenuis, Lespedeza cuneata, L.
hirta, L. hirta x intermedia (=Lespedeza x nuttallii), L.
repens, Liatris graminifolia (=L. pilosa), Linaria canadensis,
Panicum virgatum (rare), Pinus echinata, P. rigida, P. strobus
(rare), Polygonella articulata, Quercus alba, Q. montana, Q.
stellata (rare), Q. velutina, Schizachyrium scoparium, Smilax
glauca, Solidago bicolor, S. erecta, Symphyotrichum patens
(=Aster patens), Tephrosia virginica, Trichostema
dichotomum, Tridens flavus & Vaccinium pallidum. On the
grounds of the Rutgers University Pinelands Field Station,
within 400ft of the W. side of New Lisbon - Four Mile Road
(Rt. 646), about 1 .Imi N. of the intersection with routes 70 &
72. Burlington Co. Elev. about 80ft. All plants collected
within a few hundred feet of this point: 39° 55' 14.1 "N, 74°
35' 19.0"W. UTM 18 552131 E, 4406124N
(NAD83/WGS84).
Coll. Doug Goldman #3821
11 September 2006
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