Flatpea (Lathyrus sylvestris L.)
Characteristics
- Yield based on 1 harvest/season
- Seeding rate: 30-35 lbs pure live seed/acre
- Seeding date: spring, late summer, or early fall
- Seed inoculation is essential
- For erosion control on roadbanks, logging roads, dams, gravel pits, surface mine spoil, and industrial waste areas
- Should be sown with fast-growing grass such as tall fescue
Advantages
- adapted to a wide range of shallow, droughty acid soils
- good shade tolerance
- deep-rooted and persistent, once established
- restricts the growth of woody plants
Concerns
- slow to germinate and grow the first year
- not adapted to wet soils
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