Senna Species, American Sicklepod, Chinese Senna, Coffeeweed, Java-Bean

Have you heard of using this for Kudzu control? I'd want to make quite sure this is NOT another invasive species FIRST, though. Thoughts/experiences?

The University of Tennessee extension service has called this "one of the world's worst weeds." [...Read More/publications/Documents/W125.pdf" target="_dgnew"rel="nofollow">HYPERLINK@extension.tennessee.edu]

This species has been named in noxious-weed-seed legislation in 4 states: MS, TN, NC, and VA. Listed as rare in IN.

Senna/Cassia tora is the source of cassia gum used as a food thickener. S. tora and S. obtusifolia have been frequently confused in the literature.

Native (or perhaps naturalized) from VA to FL, west to TX and MO. Naturalized in CA and north to WI, NY, and MA. (BONAP)

This weed has a world-wide distribution today. It's believed to have originated in the American tropics and to have been distributed by humans. It's sometimes treated as a N. American native.

An annual Senna that is a host plant for Sleepy Orange and Cloudless Sulphur butterflies.

This lonely little spriglet popped up in my yard. After some research discovered its "who's it" and now am trying to decide if it stays ...Read Moreor if it goes. I have no grazing animals for it to poison. Its quite a pretty yellow, which I imagine would look lovely with blue, red, orange or purple flowers. Does anyone know exactly how easily this spreads? It's in an area that usually gets mowed frequently, but I am considering letting this go to seed and spread a little to collect seeds and planting them in a big field behind my house. I think this is the first mention of it growing as far north as the NC piedmont. We have had an especially hot and muggy summer, maybe that's why it survived so far. Does it have any redeeming qualities besides color to overcome it's negatives? Fragrance? Longevity?