Japanese Stiltgrass Uses
2019 status in maine.
Japanese stiltgrass uses. 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. Fish says japanese stiltgrass had never been confirmed in maine until a couple of weeks ago when it was discovered at a plant nursery in york county. For control there are different principles as shown. It is difficult to eradicate japanese stiltgrass without harming the rest of your pasture grasses since japanese stiltgrass is also a grass.
Japanese stiltgrass microstegium vimineum. About one hundred years ago probably as packing material in shipments from china. Nps plant invaders of mid atlantic natural areas. Plant biologists like craig barrett know better.
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. It alters the soil ph. If you want to prevent japanese stiltgrass from showing in your lawn or garden limit the disturbing areas and make sure to remediate the disturbed soils in a quick manner. Japanese stilt grass university of maine.
Species profile of microstegium vimineum japanese stilt grass. Herbaceous annual grass 1 3 tall with a branching habitat plant resembles a small edlicate bamboo. Japanese stiltgrass is most commonly found in shady moist disturbed areas including wetlands ditch banks utility rights of way mulched landscape beds and low maintenance turf. Native to asia japanese stiltgrass was introduced to the u s.
It basically takes over the forest understory. Peter nitzsche agriculture and natural resources agent morris county. He says it s one of the most harmful non native invasive plants. Flower heads develop late in the season.
It s very likely to take over floodplain forest and. Alternate pale green wide and 2 4 long with a stripe of reflective hairs on the midrib of the upper leaf surface flowers seeds. As well as along roads and ditches and in moist woodlands it is increasingly found on the edges of farm fields in pasture. Pat rector environmental and resource management agent morris and somerset counties.
It has colonized most of the eastern united states plus oklahoma and texas. However infestations are common in upland forests as well.
