Details for: PI 653750, Lespedeza capitata Michx., 'Northern Iowa Germplasm'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Lespedeza capitata Michx.
Cultivar:
'Northern Iowa Germplasm'
Origin:
Developed – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
23 Sep 2005
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Lespedeza capitata Michx.
Cultivar:
'Northern Iowa Germplasm'
Origin:
Developed – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
23 Sep 2005
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
2000.
Iowa, United States

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Northern Iowa Germplasm'
Type: Cultivar name

9062281
Type: Institute identifier

SG0-01-F1 Z1
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
North, Central and Southern Iowa Germplasm Roundhead Lespedeza, Zones 1, 2 and 3 are tall native warm season perennial legumes that grows 3.5 to 4.0 feet high. The entire plant is covered with fine silvery hairs. The leaves occur alternately along the erect stems. They have three leaflets of medium to narrow elliptic shape. The flowers are creamy white and bloom August through September. The flower heads are found growing close to the erect stems and are mostly near the top of the stems. Roundhead lespedeza responds as a decreaser to grazing pressure or repeated, close defoliation. It is compatible with warm-season grasses when well established. There is moderate to strong tolerance to burning when dormant. This plant grows naturally in diverse habitats such as dry prairie, open woodland soils, well-drained or sandy praries in all bu the northern portions of the tallgrass region, becoming uncommon north of Iowa. Roundhead lespedeza is moderately drought tolerant and winter hardy with some tolerance to shade. It performs best in areas receiving at least 20 inches of precipitation but will survive in moisture accumulating sites in semiarid zones. The area of adaptation for the Iowa Germplasm Roundhead Lespedeza Zones 1, 2 and 3 includes all counties located in the state of Iowa and adjacent states.
Lespedeza capitata Michx.
Genus:
Lespedeza
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Desmodieae
Subtribe:
Lespedezinae
Nomen number:

21854
Place of publication:

Fl. bor.-amer. 2:71. 1803
Verified:
04/29/1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Lespedeza capitata Michx. var. capitata

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lespedeza bicknellii House
Lespedeza schindleri H. Lév.
Lespedeza velutina E. P. Bicknell

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdusty-clover  1Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
Englishround-head bush-clover  1Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1975. Guide to the vascular flora of Illinois.
Englishround-head lespedeza  1Beetle, A. A. 1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31
Swedishhuvud-buskklöver  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Pedigree
Date released:
2000
Description:
Originated from locations in the Northern counties in the state of Iowa