318 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY, 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 141; Britt., Fl. N. J. 86; Upham, 
Fl. Minn. 46; Chap., Fl S. St. 101; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 119; Wats., Bibl. Ind. 
I, 232, 
North America: Ont. to Mass., N. J., Fla. and Miss ; 
W. to Minn. 
Minn. valley: Reported from S. W. and S. central 
districts; wooded hillsides and sunny banks. 
Lespedeza reticulata (MUHL.) Pers. Syn. II, 318 (1807). 
Hedysarum violaceum Linn. Spec. 749 (1753) in part. 
H, reticulatum Muu. Willd.-Spec. III, 1194 (1802). 
Lespedeza sessiliflora Micux. Fl]. N. Am. II, 70 (1803) in part. 
LD. violacea var. sessiliflora Don, Mill. II, 307 (1832). 
? TL. stuvei var. intermedia 8. WATS. Wats and Coult., Gray’s Man. 
6 ed. 141 (1890) in part. 
Upham, Fl. Minn. 46; Chap., Fl. S. St. 101; Britt., Fl. N. J. 86; Mac., 
F], Can. I, 119, 511; Coult. Fl. Tex. 86; Cov., Fl. Ark. 176; Wats., Bibl. Ind. 
I, 233. 
North America: Ont. and Mass. to Ill., Kan. and Tex?; 
W. to Minn. and Ark. 
Minn. valley: Reported from S. central district; dry 
woods and edges of thickets. 
Lespedeza reticulata (MUHL.) PERS. var. virginica (LiInv.). 
Medicago virginica LINN. Spec. 778 (1753). 
Hedysarum junceum WALT. Fl. Car. 185 (1788). 
A, reticulatum Muuyu. Willd. Spec. III, 1194 (1802) in part. 
Lespedeza sessilifiora Micux. Fl. Am. II, 70 (1803) in part. 
Hallia juncea Potr. Suppl. ITI, 3, (1813). 
Lespedeza frutescens DC. Prodr. II, 349 (1825). 
L. angustifolia Hoox. Bot. Mag. I, 23 (1835). 
L. violacea var. angustifolia MAxim. Syn. 366 (1837 2). 
L. reticulata Wats. and CouLT. Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 141 (1890) 
in part. 
Britt., Fl, N. J. 86; Upham, Fl. Minn. 46; Chap., Fl. S. St. 101; Mac., 
Fl. Can. I, 119?; Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 233. 
North America: Mass. to Minn.; 8S. to Fla. and La. 
Minn. valley: Reported from 8S. W. and S. central 
districts; dry woods and thickets. 
Lespedeza violacea (LINN.) PERS. Syn. II, 318 (1807). 
Hedysarum violaceum LINN. Spec. 749 (1753) in part. 
H. frutescens LInw. Spec. 749 (1753). 
Aeschynomene frutescens Porn. Enc. Meth. IV, 451 (1797). 
Lespedeza divergens PursH, Fl. Am. 481 (1814). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 141; Upham, Fl. Minn. 46; Britt., 
Fl. N. J. 86; Chap., Fl. 8. St. 100; Cov., Fl. Ark. 176; Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 
233. 
North America: N. Eng. and N. J. to Fla., Miss. and 
La.; W. to Minn Kan. and Ark. 
