OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Microstegium vimineum   FAMILY Poaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Microstegium vimineum   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-84-001:

Microstegium vimineum   FAMILY Poaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Japanese Stiltgrass, Japanese-grass, Nepalese Browntop, Nepal Grass


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Microstegium vimineum   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Microstegium vimineum   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-84-001:
Microstegium vimineum   FAMILY Poaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

932

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual

Habitat: Disturbed areas, colonizing moist, rich soil, especially in floodplains, though sometimes patchily in even dry or dry-mesic uplands, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: tropical southeast Asia

Common

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain yellowish/Reddish
Grain

 

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