Japanese Stiltgrass Indiana

Japanese stiltgrass is an annual grass native to temperate climates in southeastern asia.

Japanese stiltgrass indiana. Japanese stiltgrass may be driving you crazy but don t go for the torch just yet. It is highly invasive and is now found in much of the eastern u s. The leaves are wide are lance shaped and are 2 to 3 inches long and alternate on the stem. From forested floodplains to forest edges stream banks fields trails and ditches it is known for colonizing lawns and gardens too.

Microstegium vimineum commonly known as japanese stiltgrass packing grass or nepalese browntop is an annual grass that is common in a wide variety of habitats and is well adapted to low light levels. It was first introduced to north america when it was used as packing material in the 1900 s. Japanese stiltgrass has a wide range of habitat preferences including stream banks river bluffs forested wetlands home lawns and gardens allow it to spread. Japanese stiltgrass is an annual sprawling grass that can grow up to around 2 feet tall.

Microstegium vimineum japanese stiltgrass is a nonnative annual grass that was introduced to the southeastern u s. Acres land trust with regional partners is fighting to eradicate japanese stiltgrass a non native invasive plant common to southern indiana and the eastern united states and newly identified in northern indiana in late fall 2015. A private contractor will help acres assess the impact japanese stiltgrass has on local flora. Cole foundation are funding partners.

The indiana native plant and wildflower society inpaws and the olive b. A key identifying characteristic is a pale silvery stripe of reflective hairs along the midrib of the upper surface. From asia in the early 1900s. It manages to replace native vegetation in a lot of ecosystems.

This invasive grass is found in every southern indiana county including monroe county. The current distribution of japanese stiltgrass includes 25 eastern states and it has been reported to be invasive in natural areas in 15 of these connecticut delaware georgia indiana kentucky maryland massachusetts new jersey new york north carolina pennsylvania tennessee virginia west virginia and washington d c. Management of microstegium vimineum japanese stiltgrass by s. Japanese stiltgrass is an annual weed that is also known as nepalese browntop and asian stiltgrass.

Mike mcgrath shares tips and tricks to getting rid of those pesky weeds in your lawn without all the fire and fury. Jones and acres land management interns will spend at least 560 hours through october 2016 on the stiltgrass project. Following a lag period of more than 60 years it became highly invasive and is now found throughout the eastern u s. Despite being non native in the united states it serves as a host plant for some native satyr butterflies such as the carolina satyr hermeuptychia sosybius and the endangered mitchell s.