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Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
Nepalese browntop

       
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Photo of Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
Eulalia viminea

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus

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Synonyms:
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus

  ANVI11 Andropogon vimineum Trin.
  EUVI3 Eulalia viminea (Trin.) Kuntze
  EUVIV Eulalia viminea (Trin.) Kuntze var. variabilis Kuntze
  MIVII Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus var. imberbe (Nees) Honda
 

Distribution:
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 1 species in Microstegium
 

Classification:
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Microstegium Nees – browntop
Species Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus – Nepalese browntop
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Alabama:
Mary?s grass, Japanese grass              Class C noxious weed
Connecticut:
Japanese stilt grass              Invasive, banned
Massachusetts:
Japanese stilt grass, Nepalese browntop              Prohibited
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus

Japanese grass
Japanese stiltgrass
Nepalese browntop
Nepalgrass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
 

Introduced Information:
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus

Eulalia viminea:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FAC+ FAC FAC+ NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller             Minor  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503829.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus

CT-Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

CT-Invasive Plant Species Identification Sheets (USDA NRCS)

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

NPCI Alien Plant Working Group: abstract & image

VA-Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia

 
 
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