Lespedeza angustifolia (Pursh) Elliott

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Maryland

• County/Municipio

  Dorchester Co.

• Locality

  Jones Thicket Road about 1.2 mi W. of the intersection with Indiantown Road.

• Coordinates

  38.5474, -75.7993

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Harvard University, Gray Herbarium (GH)
PLANTS OF MARYLAND
Lespedeza angustifolia (Pursh.) Eli.
FABACEAE
Herbs to 3ft tall, stems solitary, locally common. Growing at
the edge of a forest on a sunny roadside in sandy organic soil
(Hurlock sandy loam; coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive,
mesic Typic Endoaquults). Growing with Acer rubrum,
Achillea millefolium, Agalinis purpurea var. purpurea,
Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Andropogon glomeratus, A.
virginicus, Aralia spinosa, Aristida purpurascens, Aronia sp.
(rare), Arthraxon hispidus, Baptisia tinctoria, Bidens
polylepis, Calamagrostis coarctata (= C. cinnoides), Campsis
radicans (rare), Chamaecrista fasciculata, Chasmanthium
laxum, Chimaphila maculata (rare), Cladina subtenuis (=
Cladonia subtenuis), Clethra alnifolia, Desmodium
paniculatum, Dichanthelium scoparium, Diospyros
virginiana, Diphasiastrum digitatum (rare), Eragrostis
spectabilis, Eupatorium hyssopifolium var. hyssopifolium, E.
rotundifolium, E. serotinum, Eurybia spectabilis (= Aster
spectabilis), Euthamia graminifolia, Gaylussacia frondosa,
Gentiana catesbaei (rare), Helianthus angustifolius,
Hypericum stans (rare), Ilex opaca, Kalmia latifolia,
Kummerowia stipulacea, Lespedeza cuneata, L. procumbens,
Liquidambar styraciflua, Lonicera japónica, Lycopus sp.,
Myrica cerífera, Nyssa sylvatica, Panicum rigidulum var.
pubescens, P. virgatum, Paspalum floridanum, P. notatum
(uncommon), Pinus taeda, P. virginiana (rare), Polygala
mariana, Populus grandidentata, Potentilla canadensis,
Prunus serótina (rare), Pteridium aquilinum, Pycnanthemum
setosum, Quercus alba, Q. nigra, Q. phellos (rare), Q. stellata
(rare), Q. velutina, Rhexia virginica, Rhus copallinum (rare),
Rosa multiflora, Rubus argutus, Saccharum coarctatum,
Sassafras albidum, Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium,
Scutellaria integrifolia, Setaria sp., Smilax rotundifolia,
Solidago canadensis, S. odora (rare), S. puberula, S. rugosa,
Sphagnum carolinianum, S. strictum, Symphyotrichum
dumosum (= Aster dumosus), Toxicodendron radicans (rare),
Tridens flavus & Vaccinium corymbosum. Mostly in a
powerline right-of-way along the edge of Jones Thicket Road,
about 1.2mi W. of the intersection with Indiantown Road.
Dorchester Co. Elev. about 35ft. Within about 200ft of this
point: 38° 32' 50.8"N, 75° 47’ 57.5"W; UTM 18 430347E,
4266865N (NAD83/WGS84).
Coll. Doug Goldman #3935 28 September 2007
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