Japanese Stiltgrass Annual
It manages to replace native vegetation in a lot of ecosystems.
Japanese stiltgrass annual. Japanese stiltgrass microstegium vimineum is bright green with a distinctive silvery stripe of reflective hairs along the midrib of each narrow lance shaped blade the leaves are one to three inches long and alternately arranged on a branched stalk resembling a smaller more delicate version of bamboo. From forested floodplains to forest edges stream banks fields trails and ditches it is known for colonizing lawns and gardens too. Japanese stiltgrass microstegium vimineum also called nepalese browntop is an aggressive invader of forest lands throughout the eastern united states infestations can impact the diversity of native species reduce wildlife habitat and disrupt important ecosystem functions. Japanese stiltgrass is an annual plant not a perennial.
Japanese stiltgrass nepalese browntop chinese packing grass annual stilt grass bamboo grass eulalia mary s grass ashi boso japanese for slim foot the east asian provenance of this invasive plant was arbitrarily attributed to japan early in the 19th century. Japanese stiltgrass is an annual grass native to temperate climates in southeastern asia. Japanese stiltgrass has a wide range of habitat preferences including stream banks river bluffs forested wetlands home lawns and gardens allow it to spread. It was first introduced to north america when it was used as packing material in the 1900 s.
It depends on seeds dropped in the fall to survive year to year just like crab grass. Japanese stiltgrass is an annual weed that is also known as nepalese browntop and asian stiltgrass.