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Lespedeza capitata
Also called Round Headed Bush Clover, Dusty Clover, Round Head Bush Clover, Round Head Lespedeza, Round Headed Lespedeza, Prairie Bush Clover, Round Head Bushclover
Lespedeza capitata is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae, or legume family, and is known by the common name roundhead bushclover, or roundhead lespedeza.
It is used as a component of seed mixes for vegetating rangeland. It is a good addition to livestock forage, as it is palatable and nutritious. The plant can also be used in flower arrangements. The cultivar 'Kanoka' was released by the USDA in 1998.
It is native to eastern North America, including eastern Canada and the eastern half of the United States. In the wild it grows in wooded areas, on prairies, and in disturbed habitat such as roadsides.
This plant had a number of medicinal uses for Native American groups. It was used as a moxa to treat rheumatism. The Comanche used the leaves for tea. The Meskwaki used the roots to make an antidote for poison. The Pawnee people referred to the plant as rabbit foot (parus-asu) on account of the shape of its fruits and made a tea from the dry stems and leaves when coffee was not available. Among the Omaha and Ponca peoples, it was known as the male buffalo bellow plant.
Narrowleaf lespedeza · Shrub lespedeza · Sericea lespedeza · Lespedeza · Hairy lespedeza · Prairie lespedeza · Pilose Lespedeza · Trailing lespedeza · Creeping lespedeza · Tall lespedeza · Thunberg's lespedeza · Violet lespedeza
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lespedeza capitata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
