Japanese Stiltgrass Connecticut
If untended areas of your garden are rife with a bamboo like grass standing 12 to 24 inches tall you might be looking at an infestation of invasive japanese stiltgrass microstegium vimineum.
Japanese stiltgrass connecticut. 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. Long pale green and lance shaped witha distinctive shiny mid rib slightly off center. Japanese stiltgrass microstegium vimineum. Alternate pale green wide and 2 4 long with a stripe of reflective hairs on the midrib of the upper leaf surface flowers seeds.
It prefers forested floodplains but will grow almost anywhere from deep shad to full sun nbsp. The alternate leaves are short 3 8 cm. The maine department of agriculture conservation and forestry is urging landowners and nursery professionals to check for an aggressive invasive plant that s only recently been confirmed in maine. Japanese stiltgrass is a plant that came over to the united states in 1919 in tennessee as a kind of packing material for china and other uses says state horticulturalist gary fish.
Weed seed japanese stiltgrass microstegium vimineum japanese stiltgrass is an invasive plant found in a variety of habitats including forests wetlands and disturbed areas. Japanese stiltgrass microstegium vimineum. Mechanical hand pull or if area is too large cut it back with a mower or string. This plant s prolific seed production and rapid growth helps it dominate entire habitats edging out native vegetation.
This annual grass. Whether an open sunny area or a shady hillside stiltgrass will thrive to the. Native originally to japan india malaysia and china it has spread to many other areas around the world including new zealand nepal south america and africa. Not yet common reported in five counties but invasive in connecticut.
Japanese stiltgrass is a non native grass found in riparian forests as well as fields and roadsides in connecticut massachusetts and rhode island. The essence of japanese stiltgrass. It grows anywhere and spreads everywhere. Japanese stilt grass is a non native lime green grass 24 to 40 inches in height.
Japanese stilt grass microstegium vimineum trin a. Do not compost plants with seed heads. Flower heads develop late in the season. It is a very invasive grass.
Camus grass family poaceae status. Prevent going to seed. Japanese stiltgrass grows in many locations from wooded areas along stream banks in lawns along driveways and in gardens. Invasive species microstegium vimineum watch list japanese stiltgrass is a delicate low growing grass with stems that sprawl over one another and roots from the nodes.