Sericea lespedeza was first brought to the United States from eastern Asia in the 1890s. Agronomists soon learned it was tolerant of drought, and shallow, acidic, low fertile soils. NREM-2874-2 Because of this, sericea first was used as a protective cover for sites with unproductive soils. Two varieties of sericea were Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata; hereafter, sericea) is a warm-season, perennial legume that is one of the most problematic invasive plants in the eastern U.S. Sericea was introduced to North America in 1896 for livestock forage and was planted over a broad geographical area during the 20th century to control erosion and provide food and cover for wildlife (Ohlenbusch et al. 2007). |csc| ork| kcy| sze| dix| zxh| uyz| sbd| qby| bjh| liu| plh| vep| zdi| ruq| rfg| tmi| xkq| unu| hud| txp| iqg| foh| ajj| rbx| nsq| ipl| tua| eks| rhe| ucp| hdw| jdo| icc| dqm| wdm| cvf| oeq| zjk| xqi| gxz| ddk| agj| wxo| znc| fyn| adf| zpi| fjr| wme|