Japanese Stiltgrass Management
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.
Japanese stiltgrass management. Vimineum was originally documented in tennessee in 1919 and is believed to have been accidentally introduced to the united states through its use as a packing material. Prevent going to seed. Japanese stiltgrass also known as annual jewgrass bamboograss flexible sesagrass japanese grass mary s grass microstegium nepal microstegium or vietnamese grass is a summer annual commonly found in shady moist areas and is spreading rapidly in woodlands as well as shaded landscapes and low. Japanese stiltgrass microstegium vimineum is an invasive grass that threatens native plants and natural habitats in the eastern united states native to japan china central asia and india.
Japanese stiltgrass may be driving you crazy but don t go for the torch just yet. Japanese stiltgrass infestation in a natural area photo. By art gover jon johnson kirsty lloyd and jim sellmer 2008. Prescriptions for elimination of japanese stiltgrass focus on preventing seed set.
Japanese stiltgrass microstegium vimineum identification and management. Japanese stiltgrass is an annual weed that is also known as nepalese browntop and asian stiltgrass. The contents of this work reflect the. From forested floodplains to forest edges stream banks fields trails and ditches it is known for colonizing lawns and gardens too.
Revised by art gover 2013 and 2019. Small infestations can be pulled or cut at ground level which facilitates the use of volunteers. Milestone is a selective herbicide that effectively controls invasive shrubs and broadleaf plants such as japanese honeysuckle sericea lespedeza and japanese barberry that commonly grow in association with japanese stiltgrass. Stiltgrass is susceptible to a number of herbicides suitable for use in parks.
It manages to replace native vegetation in a lot of ecosystems. Do not compost plants with seed heads. Management 4 japanese stiltgrass microstegium vimineum this work was sponsored by the pennsylvania department of conservation and natural resources bureau of state parks pa dcnr. Mike mcgrath shares tips and tricks to getting rid of those pesky weeds in your lawn without all the fire and fury.
This article displays images to assist with identification and provides recommendations for control including a management calendar and treatment and timing table.
