An Integrated Approach to Sericea Lespedeza Management

Jef Hodges, NBCI’s Grasslands Coordinator, walks you through how to manage sericea lespedeza, one of the most challenging invasive plants that land managers face today

[@hoggattbaycve7515]

Very good. I worked on this problem for years as a Rangeland Management Specialist for the USFS in Missouri. Glad to see you are still at it.

[@jeffboothbyr.f.9249]

I love lespedeza. Best quail and turkey food around. We plant and encourage it and have more wild birds than anyone around. It’s understandably not good in some places or for some goals, but it’s great for us.

[@masonbrubaker1952]

That's probably annual lespedeza, sericea is generally not a good one to have.

[@5stardave]

It's also a natural dewormer for small ruminants.

[@johnnyeaton3618]

I've had very good results with a glyphosate application during bloom time just prior to seed set. Do you have any experience with this and/or recommendations?

[@peaceandlove5214]

Let goats eat it.

[@superyoohoo100]

Sounds like a lot of work and cost.

[@NBGI_Clemson]

Yes, it can be costly. That's why it's so important that we fight the spread and continued planting of this invasive, non-native.

[@5stardave]

I find it interesting that the most invasive species (homo sapiens) is complaining about a different species.