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NEWS Peninsula Clarion As summer progresses, many flowers will soon be going to seed, but not all that smells pleasant and looks pretty should be allowed to propagate.

Search and destroy: Be on the lookout for white sweetclover

White sweetclover -- a very tall, branching legume, that grows erect -- is a species that Kenai Peninsula residents should be on the lookout for. This invasive species has the ability to produce 350,000 seeds, capable of remaining viable for 81 years, so this plant has the potential to take over an area quickly, supplanting native vegetation.
Photo Courtesy Janice Chumley
White sweetclover -- a very tall, branching legume, that grows erect -- is a species that Kenai Peninsula residents should be on the lookout for. This invasive species has the ability to produce 350,000 seeds, capable of remaining viable for 81 years, so this plant has the potential to take over an area quickly, supplanting native vegetation.
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