Lespedeza procumbens
| Lespedeza procumbens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Lespedeza |
| Species: | L. procumbens |
| Binomial name | |
| Lespedeza procumbens Michaux | |
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| Natural range of Lespedeza procumbens from USDA NRCS [1]. | |
Common name: trailing lespedeza, downy trailing lespedeza
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: none[1]
Varieties: Lespedeza procumbens var. elliptica Blake; L. procumbens var. procumbens[1]
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
L. procumbens has been found in natural communities such as pine savannas, pine-oak woodlands, mixed woodlands, mature loblolly pine-water oak forests, deciduous woodlands, rocky creek banks, and dry hillsides. It can also occur in areas prone to human disturbance such as slash pine plantations, roadsides, old fields, and forest edges. L. procumbens can tolerate full sun to semi-shaded conditions, and it can grow in a variety of soil types including loamy sand, red clay, and sandy loam.[2]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Billie Bailey, Wilson Baker, Bill Boothe, Marcia Boothe, A. F. Clewell, V. Craig, Delzie Demaree, R. K. Godfrey, Samuel B. Jones Jr., R. Komarek, R. Kral, Richard S. Mitchell, H. Roth, John W. Thieret, Eula Whitehouse, and Lovett Williams. States and counties: Florida: Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, and Washington. Georgia: Clarke, Grady, and Thomas. Louisiana: Ouachita, St Helena, and Tangipahoa. Mississippi: Attala, Choctaw, Franklin, Grenada, Holmes, Lamar, Montgomery, Newton, Panola, Scott, Walthall, and Yalobusha.
