Table 2: Native Legumes Soil Moisture Pollinator- Monarch Species Tolerance Friendly Value Bundleflower, Illinois (Desmanthus MWD - ED Yes - Illinoensis) High Lead Plant (Amorpha WD ED Yes canescens) – Lespedeza, Roundheaded (Lespedeza MWD ED - - capitata) – Lespedeza, Slender (Lespedeza MWD ED Yes - virginica) – Partridge Pea (Cassia MWD ED Yes - fasciculata) – Prairie Clover, Purple (Petalostemum MWD - ED Yes - purpureum) High Prairie Clover, White (Petalostemum MWD - ED Yes candidum) Senna, Wild (Cassia VPD WD Yes - hebecarpa) – Tick Trefoil, Hoary (Desmodium MWD ED - - canescens) – Tick Trefoil, Illinois (Desmodium - - illinoense) MWD ED – Tick Trefoil, Showy (a.k.a. Canada) (Desmodium SPD WD - - canadense) – Wild Indigo, Blue (Baptisia SPD WD Yes - australis) – Wild Indigo, Cream (Baptisia SPD ED Yes - leucophaea) – Wild Indigo, White (Baptisia SPD ED Yes - leucantha) – Table 3: Introduced Legumes Monarch Soil Moisture Species Tolerance Value Yes - Alfalfa (Medicago MWD ED sativa) – - Yes Clover, Alsike (Trifolium PD WD hybridum) – - Clover, Ladino (Trifolium PD WD Yes repens) – - Clover, Red (Trifolium MWD ED Yes pratense) – Yes - Clover, White (Trifolium PD WD repens) – - - Lespedeza, Common, , or Marion4 (Kummerowia WD ED striata) – - - Trefoil, Birdsfoot (Lotus MWD WD corniculatus) – 4 Substitutes for Lespedeza must be used on sites north of Interstate 70 (-) = not rated
Table 2: Native Legumes Species Soil Moisture Tolerance Monarch Value Bundleflower, Illinois (Desmanthus Illinoensis) MWD - ED Yes - Lead Plant (Amorpha canescens) WD – ED Yes High Lespedeza, Roundheaded (Lespedeza capitata) MWD – ED - - Lespedeza, Slender (Lespedeza virginica) MWD – ED Yes - Partridge Pea (Cassia fasciculata) MWD – ED Yes - Prairie Clover, Purple (Petalostemum purpureum) MWD - ED Yes - Prairie Clover, White (Petalostemum candidum) MWD - ED Yes High Senna, Wild (Cassia hebecarpa) VPD – WD Yes - Tick Trefoil, Hoary (Desmodium canescens) MWD – ED - - Tick Trefoil, Illinois (Desmodium illinoense) MWD – ED - - Tick Trefoil, Showy (a.k.a. Canada) (Desmodium canadense) SPD – WD - - Wild Indigo, Blue (Baptisia australis) SPD – WD Yes - Wild Indigo, Cream (Baptisia leucophaea) SPD – ED Yes - Wild Indigo, White (Baptisia leucantha) SPD – ED Yes - Table 3: Introduced Legumes Species Soil Moisture Tolerance Monarch Value Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) MWD – ED Yes - Clover, Alsike (Trifolium hybridum) PD – WD Yes - Clover, Ladino (Trifolium repens) PD – WD Yes - Clover, Red (Trifolium pratense) MWD – ED Yes - Clover, White (Trifolium repens) PD – WD Yes - Lespedeza, Common, , or Marion4 (Kummerowia striata) WD – ED - - Trefoil, Birdsfoot (Lotus corniculatus) MWD – WD - - 4 Substitutes for Lespedeza must be used on sites north of Interstate 70 (-) = not rated Pollinator- Friendly