PLANTS Profile for Imperata cylindrica (cogongrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.
cogongrass

Symbol:

IMCY

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.

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Synonyms:
Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.

	IMAR	Imperata arundinacea Cirillo
	LACY2	Lagurus cylindricus L.

Distribution:
Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, OR, SC, TX, VA)

Related Taxa:
Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 5 species in Imperata

Classification:
Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.

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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	Imperata Cirillo – satintail
Species	Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. – cogongrass

Noxious Weed Information:
Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.

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.

United States:
cogongrass		Noxious weed
Alabama:
cogongrass		Class A noxious weed
California:
cogongrass		Quarantine
Florida:
cogongrass		Noxious weed
Hawaii:
cogon		Noxious weed
Minnesota:
cogongrass		Prohibited noxious weed
Mississippi:
cogongrass		Noxious weed
North Carolina:
cogongrass		Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
cogongrass		Quarantine1
South Carolina:
cogongrass		Plant pest
Vermont:
cogongrass		Class A noxious weed

1 Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron' is excluded from quarantine

U.S. Weed Information:
Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.

alang-alang
blady grass
cogon grass
kunai
paillotte
santintail

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.

US		Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
FLEPPC		Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
SWSS		Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.

Introduced Information:
Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.

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.

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