Sericea Lespedeza and Purple Loosestrife: Friend or Foe

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Ecology and Management of Sericea Lespedeza - Oklahoma

Kansas Department of Agriculture - Sericea Lespedeza

Thompson, Daniel Q., Ronald L. Stuckey, Edith B. Thompson.  1987.  Spread, Impact, and Control of Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in North American Wetlands.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  55 pages.  Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. 

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Kansas Department of Agriculture - Purple Loosestrife