| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lespedeza procumbens Michx. trib. Desmodieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 71 (1803) |
| Native Range | c. &. e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | stems pubescent, leaves trifoliolate, leaflets oval, 12-25mm long, pubescent, flowers to 6mm long, in very long pedunculate raceme |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pinkish violet, white |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, MSO Missouri, OKL Oklahoma, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana, NWY New York, PEN Pennsylvania, VER Vermont, WVA West Virginia) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, ARK Arkansas, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, LOU Louisiana, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |