Weed
roundhead lespedeza
True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.
OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
Red to yellow
Smooth
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is in slight indentation above center margin.
Color variation is strong from black-red to yellow and gradations in between.
Not listed
Not included
Fabaceae
Lespedeza capitata Michx.
Lespedeza bicknellii House
Lespedeza capitata Michx. var. stenophylla Bissell & Fernald
Lespedeza capitata Michx. var. velutina (E.P. Bicknell) Fernald
Lespedeza capitata Michx. var. vulgaris Torr. & A. Gray
