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Sericea Lespedeza: - Weed Science

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<strong>Sericea</strong> <strong>Lespedeza</strong><br />

(<strong>Lespedeza</strong> cuneata L.)<br />

• Perennial legume native<br />

to eastern Asia<br />

• Introduced into the U. S.<br />

in the late 1890’s as a<br />

potential forage species<br />

and also planted for<br />

erosion control<br />

• Declared a noxious weed<br />

in Kansas and Colorado,<br />

spreading and becoming<br />

more problematic in<br />

many other states

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