cogongrass
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.
Resources
- Invasive Species Management Plans for Florida - University of Florida - Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - USDA Forest Service
- Domestic Programs Pest Evaluation - USDA APHIS PPQ
- Cogongrass Web Site - Bugwood Network
- Identifying and Controlling Cogongrass in Georgia - GA Invasive Species Task Force
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the U.S. - USDA-APHIS
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas - University of Florida
Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)
![]() 1380038 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Seed(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 2308122 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Feature(s) L. M. Marsh |
![]() 5289099 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Foliage Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive |
![]() 1380057 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Rhizome / Stolon Chris Evans |
![]() 5302013 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Plant(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 1115008 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Plant(s) Charles T. Bryson |
![]() 1237047 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Infestation Wilson Faircloth |
![]() 5422125 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Seed(s) Wilson Faircloth |
![]() 1299104 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Infestation John D. Byrd |
![]() 1391424 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Research John D. Byrd |
![]() 2131096 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Prescribed Fire Chris Evans |
![]() 1148137 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Control USDA APHIS PPQ Archive |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- Alachua County Cogongrass Initiative
- Apalachicola Invasive Working Group
- Archbold Biological Station
- Arkansas Noxious Weeds - Noxious/Prohibited
- California Noxious Weeds
- East Central Florida CISMA
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category I
- Florida Noxious Weeds
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 1 Alert
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Minnesota Noxious Weeds
- Mississippi Noxious Weeds
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Noxious Weeds - Class A
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- South Carolina Noxious Weeds
- Southwest Florida Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area
- Tennessee Noxious Weeds
- Treasure Coast Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area - EARLY DRAFT
- USDA APHIS Regulated Pest List
- Vermont Noxious Weeds
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Liliopsida |
| Subclass: Commelinidae |
| Order: Cyperales |
| Family: Poaceae |
| Genus: Imperata |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
cogon grass, alang-alang
| Related Scientific Names: | |
| Imperata arundinacea (L.) Beauv. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |













