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Legume
Legume Seed | Alfalfa | Alsike Clover | Birdsfoot Trefoil | Crownvetch | Hairyvetch |
Ladino Clover | Korean Lespedeza | Red Clover | Sweetclover | White Dutch Clove

Grass
Grass Seed | Orchardgrass | Tall Fescue | Perennial Ryegrass | K. Bluegrass | Timothy | Reed Canarygrass
Smooth Bromegrass | Big  Bluestem | Switchgrass | Indiangrass | Sorghum  X  Sudan | Sudangrass

Korean Lespedeza Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim

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Longevity:
 Summer Annual
Palatability:
 High
Winter Hardiness:
 --
Drought Tolerance:
 Fair
Cool or Warm Season:
 Warm
Bloat Hazard:
 No
Use and Comments:
 Late summer pasture or hay; must reseed itself annually to persist.
Distribution in U.S.:
 Southeast
Height:
 2-34 inches.
Leaves:
 Pinnately trifoliolate; midrib pubescence pointed upward; large paper-thin stipules; leaflet on a very short petiole.
Florets are borne in short axillary racemes; floret color bluish-purple and creamy-white.
Roots:
 Taproot.


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Soil
Drainage:
 Somewhat Poorly Drained
Fertility:
 Low
pH:
 5.5-6.2
 
 
Seed
Color:
 Grayish-brown hull and black seed.
Shape:
 With hulls--flat edged, oblong, with lace-like markings; Dehulled--oval and smooth.
Pounds Per Bushel:
 40 Unhulled
Seeds Per Pound:
 225,000
Seeding Rate:
 25-30 pounds unhulled PLS per acre.
Seeding Date (Indiana):
 Feb 1-May 1
Emergence Time (Days):
 14
Optimum Germ. Temp. (F):
 70-90

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For more forage information contact Dr. Keith Johnson: johnsonk@purdue.edu

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