sericea lespedeza
Lespedeza cuneata                                       

Identifying Characteristics:

Seed:     ovate shaped with notch near wide end; faint groove near hilum; size varies from 1.6 to 1.8 mm long and 1.0 to 1.3 mm wide; tan to reddish brown in color, may be mottled with purple spots; smooth surface 

Seedling:   pinnately trifoliate leaves; linear leaflets with pointed tips; underside of leaflets may be hairy

Mature Plant: erect growth habit; single or clusters of 2 to 4 flowers at leaf axils; cream to purple colored flowers; becomes woody with age 

Method of Propagation: seed

Life Cycle: warm-season perennial

References: Abaye, A. Ozzie. "Identification & Adaption: Common Grasses, Legumes & Non-leguminous Forbs of the Eastern United States."
Moore, Kenneth J. “Compendium of Common Forages.” From “Forages: An Introduction to Grassland Agriculture.”