Authors: Jeff Skousen, Associate Professor and Extension Reclamation Specialist, Division of Plant and Soil Sciences, West Virginia University; and Carl E. Zipper, Extension Specialist, Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, and Associate Director, Powell River Project, Virginia Tech
Publication Number 460-122, January 1997
Legumes available for use in eastern U.S. mine reclamation.
| Common Name (Scientific Name) | Principal Cultivars | Life Cycle1 | Growth Season2 | Origin3 | Seeding Rate Lbs./ac4 | Ease of Estab- lishment | Persist- ence | Drought Resist- ance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) | Pioneer 524, Hi-Phy, Classic*, DeKalb 120*, Saranac AR*, Arc Vernal | P | Cool | I | 15-20 | Fair | Good | Good |
| Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum) | Dixie, Auburn | A | Cool | I | 10-15 | Good | Fair | Poor |
| Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) | Arlington*, Mammoth, Midland, Lakeland, Kenland*, Pennscott, Norlac, Kenstar* | P | Cool | I | 10-12 | Good | Fair | Poor |
| White (Ladino) Clover (Trifolium repens) | Ladino*, Merit, Pilgrim | P | Cool | I | 1-5 | Good | Good | Poor |
| Alsike Clover (Trifolium hybridum) | Aurora | P | Cool | I | 3-5 | Good | Good | Fair |
| Crownvetch (Coronilla varia) | Penngift*, Chemung*, Emerald | P | Cool | I | 1-5 | Fair | Fair | Poor |
| Flatpea (Lathyrus sylvestris) | Lathco | P | Warm | I | 25-30 | Poor | Fair | Good |
| Common Lespedeza (Lespedeza striata) | Kobe*, Tenn. 76 | A | Warm | I | 10-15 | Good | Fair | Fair |
| Sericea Lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) | Interstate, Serala, Caricea, Appalow**, Aulotan** | P | Warm | I | 10-20 | Fair | Fair | Fair |
| White Sweetclover (Melilotus alba) | Spanish Evergreen, Cumino, Hubam, Polara | B | Cool | I | 5-10 | Good | Fair | Good |
| Yellow Sweetclover (Melilotus. officinalis) | Madrid, Goldtop, Yukon | B | Cool | I | 5-10 | Good | Fair | Good |
| Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) | Fergus*, Empire* Cascade, Granger, Tana, Viking*, Douglas, Mansfield, Dawn, Norcen* | P | Cool | I | 10-15 | Good | Fair | Fair |
| Vetch, hairy (Vicia villosa) | A | Cool | I | 20-30 | Good | Fair | Fair |
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