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Weed Of The Month -- Lespedeza

 Common lespedeza, also known as Japanese clover, (Kummerowia striata, syn. Lespedeza striata) is a very common summer weed that can easily choke out thin turf. It is often found in open woods and fields and frequently in turf.

Lespedeza is a mat-forming, wiry stemmed, prostrate, freely branched summer annual. It has dark green trifoliate (arranged in threes) leaves with three oblong, smooth leaflets. Leaflets have parallel veins nearly at right angles to a prominent mid-vein. Its leaves have smooth edges and a short spur at the tip of each leaflet. Lespedeza has a semi-woody taproot and grows close to the ground, making it difficult to cut with a mower. It flowers in late summer with pink to purple, single flowers found in leaf axils on most of the nodes of the main stems.

Maintaining proper mower height and mowing practices as well as frequent watering are excellent cultural practices to help turf maintain health and resist weeds like lezpedeza.


If you are seeing weeds in your lawn contact TDI for a service call to have your technician come and resolve the weeds.

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Monday, 18 March 2024