About Leucospora multifida (Michx.) Nutt.
Leucospora multifida, commonly called Obi-wan conobea, is a small plant that grows to roughly 20 cm (8 inches) in height. Its foliage is covered in glandular hairs. Its deeply dissected leaves can grow in alternate arrangements, opposite pairs, or whorled clusters. Flowers grow from leaf axils, each carried on a stalk called a pedicel. Individual flowers are pale lavender, tubular in shape, around 6 mm (1/4 inch) long, and have 5 lobes. This species flowers from mid-summer through fall. The core of its native range lies in the midwestern United States, covering most of Illinois and Missouri. Its native range extends west to Nebraska, south to Texas, and east to Ohio; scattered populations also occur beyond this core area, where the species may be adventive. Across its entire range, Leucospora multifida is classified as either a facultative wetland or obligate wetland plant. It grows on sandy, gravelly, and marly soils, most often in ditches, swales, and along the receding shorelines of rivers and streams.
