Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
Resources
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual - SE-EPPC
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)
 0016158 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Plant(s) James H. Miller & Ted Bodner |
 0016221 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Infestation James H. Miller |
 1342060 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Infestation Chris Evans |
 1378042 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Infestation Chris Evans |
 1378045 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Infestation Chris Evans |
 1378046 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Infestation Chris Evans |
 2119021 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Plant(s) Chris Evans |
 2154034 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Root(s) Nancy Loewenstein |
 2308019 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Foliage David J. Moorhead |
 2308026 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Infestation Chuck Bargeron |
 2308028 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Foliage Chuck Bargeron |
 5271065 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
 5308018 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Plant(s) USDA NRCS PLANTS Database |
 5308019 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Fruit(s) Steve Hurst |
 5308020 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Plant(s) USDA NRCS PLANTS Database |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- Alabama Noxious Weeds - Class C Noxious Weed
- City of Ann Arbor Michigan Parks and Recreation
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Connecticut Invasive Plant List
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- Connecticut Noxious Weeds
- Delaware Invasive Species Council Invasive Species List
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category I
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 1
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Indiana Invasive Species Council - Invasive Plant List
- Invasive Plant Species of West Virginia
- Invasive Species of Concern in Georgia
- 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.
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Maine Invasive Plants
- Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. 2003. Invasive Plant Control in Maryland. Home and Garden Information Center, Home and Garden Mimeo HG88. 4 pp.
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources Policy: Restriction on Planting Exotic Invasive Plants
- Maryland Invasive Species Council - Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland
- Massachusetts Invasive Plants Advisory Group List
- Massachusetts Noxious Weeds
- Massachusetts Prohibited Plant List
- Michigan’s Invasive Species Watch List
- Mid-Atlantic Field Guide to Aquatic Invasive Species
- Missouri SRISP Species List
- National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Exotic Plant Management Team Invasive Plant List
- New Hampshire Prohibited Invasive Species
- New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team 2017 Invasive Species List
- New York Regulated and Prohibited Invasive Species - Prohibited
- Non-Native Invasive Plants of Arlington County, Virginia
- Non-Native Invasive Plants of the City of Alexandria, Virginia
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Ohio Invasive Species Council
- Ontario’s Invading Species Awareness Program Tracked Species List
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Invasive Plants
- Pennsylvania's Field Guide to Aquatic Invasive Species
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas
- Rhode Island Natural History Survey
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council
- Virginia Invasive Plant Species List
- Virginia Invasive Species Management Plan 2012
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- West Virginia Department of Agriculture Regulations Governing the Distribution of Plant Materials
- West Virginia Invasive Species Strategic Plan and Volunteer Guidelines 2014
- West Virginia Native Plant Society, Flora West Virginia Project, and West Virginia Curatorial Database System, September 3, 1999
- West Virginia Noxious Weeds
- Wisconsin Noxious Weeds
- Wisconsin's Invasive species rule – NR 40
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Liliopsida |
| Subclass: Commelinidae |
| Order: Cyperales |
| Family: Poaceae |
| Genus: Microstegium |
Other System Links
Plants: MIVIBayer: MCGVM
GRIN: 316751
ITIS: 503829
NPDN Pest: PCAQBBA
NPDN Host: 36230
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
Japanese stilt grass, Japanese grass, Mary's grass, Nepalgrass, basketgrass, microstegium, Nepalese browntop, Chinese packing grass
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| Andropogon vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus | (Synonym) |
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| Eulalia viminea (Trin.) A. Camus | (Synonym) |
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| Microstegium imberbe (Nees ex Steud) Tzvelev | (Synonym) |
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| Microstegium willdenowianum Nees | (Synonym) |
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| Pollinia imberbis Nees ex Steud | (Synonym) |
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| Pollinia viminea (Trin.) Merr. | (Synonym) |
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| Pollinia willdenowiana (Nees ex Lindl. ) Benth. | (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. |
