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narrow-leaved lespedeza
Lespedeza angustifolia, also known as narrow-leaved lespedeza, is a perennial legume found in North America.[2]
L. angustifolia reaches a height between 0.3 and 1.2 meters (approximately 0.98 to 3.94 feet). The leaves are pinnate, trifoliate, and range in length between 2 and 6 centimeters. Flowers may have four or five petals, purple to white in color. When fruit is produced it is elliptic to oblong-obovate in shape and 4 to 6 millimeters in length.[3]
This species is considered to be endemic to the United States’ Coastal Plain region, its range covering Massachusetts to Florida and west to Mississippi. There are disjunct populations in Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.[2]
L. angustifolia is commonly found in hydric environments, as it possesses a high tolerance for inundated soils.[4][5]
References
- ^ “Lespedeza angustifolia (Pursh) Elliott”. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ^ a b Weakley, Alan S. (October 20, 2020). Flora of the Southeastern United States. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ Radford, Albert Ernest; Ahles, Harry E.; Bell, Clyde Ritchie (1983). Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas (9. printing ed.). Chapel Hill, NC: Univ. of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-1087-3.
- ^ Hainds, M. J.; Mitchell, R. J.; Palik, B. J.; Boring, L. R.; Gjerstad, D. H. (November 1999). “Distribution of native legumes (Leguminoseae) in frequently burned longleaf pine (Pinaceae)-wiregrass (Poaceae) ecosystems”. American Journal of Botany. 86 (11): 1606–1614. ISSN 0002-9122. PMID 10562251.
- ^ Hainds, M. J., R. J. Mitchell, et al. (1997). “Legume population dynamics in frequently burned longleaf pine-wiregrass fire ecosystem.” Proceedings Longleaf Alliance Conference: Longleaf Alliance Report 1: 82-86.
