Japanese Stiltgrass Leaf
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.
Japanese stiltgrass leaf. Alternate pale green wide and 2 4 long with a stripe of reflective hairs on the midrib of the upper leaf surface flowers seeds. Japanese stiltgrass microstegium vimineum. Japanese stiltgrass turns brown or purple in the fall while virginia cutgrass will stay. Herbaceous annual grass 1 3 tall with a branching habitat plant resembles a small edlicate bamboo.
Japanese stiltgrass microstegium vimineum identification and management. Japanese stiltgrass has a shiny silvery midrib or stripe down the center of the leaf and virginia cutgrass does not. Additionally the round nodes along the stem of virginia cutgrass are covered in fine hairs while japanese stiltgrass nodes are smooth. Flower heads develop late in the season.
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. 2019 status in maine.
