Lespedeza capitata

     Round-Headed Bush Clover

Fabaceae

  Fruit Type:  Legume

  Fruiting Period:  Oct - Nov

  Flowering Period:  Aug - Sep

  Color:  Tan

  Size:  2 x 3 mm

  Shape:  Kidney

  Surface Features:  Smooth

  Scarification:  Not required

  Stratification:  10 days

  Cotyledons:  Oval with entire margins

  Leaf arrangement:  Alternate

  Leaves (early):  Simple, oval, petiole, entire margin, hairs, prominent midvein

  Leaves (later):  Compound, trifoliate, petiole, entire margin, hairs, prominent midvein

  Other:  Reddish stem; stipules