Japanese Stiltgrass Virginia
Japanese stiltgrass may be driving you crazy but don t go for the torch just yet.
Japanese stiltgrass virginia. 2019 status in maine. 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. Its leaves are lance shaped and asymmetrical with a reflective midrib.
Herbaceous annual grass 1 3 tall with a branching habitat plant resembles a small edlicate bamboo. Invasive means the plant is not native and will outcompete native plants in the area where it is growing in other words take over. The ligule a structure at the base of the inner side of the leaf of japanese stiltgrass is short and membranous. Plant biologists like craig barrett know better.
Japanese stiltgrass is a shallow rooted warm season annual grass that typically thrives in moist and shaded environments. I ve visited sites to study endangered orchids in west virginia over the past few years and i d noticed japanese stiltgrass creeping in and. The ligule a structure at the base of the inner side of the leaf of japanese stiltgrass is short and membranous. Mike mcgrath shares tips and tricks to getting rid of those pesky weeds in your lawn without all the fire and fury.
Shared by kathrine russell as guest blogger. Flower heads develop late in the season.