Roundhead Lespedeza

Lespedeza capitata Michx. - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 31 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Root Depth: 18 inches

Growth Form: Multiple Stem

Growth Rate: Slow

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Late Summer

Seasonal Growth: Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Roundhead Lespedeza: Automeris io io, Epargyreus clarus, Porphyrosela desmodiella, Thorybes bathyllus, Thorybes pylades

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.