Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  New Jersey

• County/Municipio

  Burlington Co.

• Locality

  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 1.1 mi N. of the intersection with routes 70 & 72.

• Elevation

  Alt. 34 m. (112 ft.)

• Coordinates

  39.9163, -74.5976

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Harvard University, Gray Herbarium (GH)
PLANTS OF NEW JERSEY
Lespedeza hirta (L.) Homem.
FABACEAE
Herbs to 3 ft tall, rare, flowers white with red at the center of
the banner. Growing near a paved road 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, Ionactus {Aster) linariifolius, Juncus tenuis,
Lespedeza cuneata, L. hirta, L. hirta x L. intermedia
(=Lespedeza x nuttallii Dari.), L. intermedia, 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 1.1 mi N. of the intersection with routes 70 &
72. Burlington Co. Elev. about 110ft. All plants collected
within a few hundred feet of this point: 39° 54' 58.7"N, 74°
35' 51.4"W. UTM 18 534389E, 4418544N
(NAD83/WGS84).
Coll. Doug Goldman #3823
11 September 2006
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