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Details for: PI 653751,
Lespedeza capitata
Michx., 'Central Iowa Germplasm'
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Lespedeza capitata
Michx.
Cultivar:
'Central Iowa Germplasm'
Origin:
Developed – Iowa, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
23 Sep 2005
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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25 count
PI 653751 01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Lespedeza capitata
Michx.
Cultivar:
'Central Iowa Germplasm'
Origin:
Developed – Iowa, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
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):
USDA, NRCS
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Central Iowa Germplasm'
Type: Cultivar name
9062282
Type: Institute identifier
SG1-02-F3 Z2
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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Autonym(s)
Lespedeza capitata
Michx. var.
capitata
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lespedeza bicknellii
House
Lespedeza schindleri
H. Lév.
Lespedeza velutina
E. P. Bicknell
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
dusty-clover
1
Wunderlin, R. P.
1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
English
round-head bush-clover
1
Mohlenbrock, R. H.
1975. Guide to the vascular flora of Illinois.
English
round-head lespedeza
1
Beetle, A. A.
1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31
Swedish
huvud-buskklöver
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Pedigree
Date released:
1996
Description:
Originated from locations in the Central counties in the state of Iowa
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