Japanese Stiltgrass

Scientific name: Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) Camus

Synonyms: Andropogon vimineum Trin., Eulalia viminea (Trin.) Kuntze

Common names: Japanese stiltgrass, Nepalese browntop, Chinese packing grass, Asian stilt grass, annual jewgrass, bamboograss, Nepal microstegium, eulalia, Mary's grass

Native To: Eastern Asia

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1919

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Probably introduced as packing material in shipments from China

Impact: Can grow in a variety of habitats where it forms dense stands and crowds out native species

Current U.S. Distribution: Eastern U.S.

• PLANTS Database map (see complete PLANTS Profile for county distribution and native status)
• Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System

U.S. States and U.S. National Parks Where Reported Invasive: WeedUS Database map

Management Plans: Plants

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Microstegium vimineum
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Microstegium vimineum Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research

Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus - Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
USDA. ARS. National Genetic Resources Program.
Taxonomy; Legal Aspects

Japanese Stiltgrass - Weed of the Week (May 25, 2004; PDF | 138 KB)
USDA. FS. Northeastern Area. Forest Health Protection.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Microstegium vimineum - Fire Effects Information System (FEIS)
USDA. Forest Service. Rocky Mountain Research Station. Fire Sciences Laboratory.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Nepalese Browntop - Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests: A Field Guide for Identification and Control
USDA. FS. Southern Research Station.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Plant Profile for Microstegium vimineum - PLANTS Database
USDA. NRCS. National Plant Data Center.
Taxonomy; Illustrations; Distribution; Legal Aspects

Japanese Stilt Grass - Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas (2002)
DOI. National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Distribution; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls

Japanese stilt grass - Invasive Species Fact Sheet (PDF | 293 KB)
Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Japanese stiltgrass, Nepalese browntop: Species Management and Control Information
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Invasive Exotic Plant Tutorial for Natural Lands Managers.
Controls

Japanese Stilt Grass Alert
Arlington, Virginia. Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Controls

Japanese Stilt Grass - Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia (PDF | 105 KB)
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Natural Heritage Program; Virginia Native Plant Society.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Control

Japanese Stilt Grass (Microstegium vimineum)
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Habitat; Controls

Microstegium vimineum (Japanese Stilt Grass) - Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE)
University of Connecticut. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion

Japanese Stilt Grass - WeedUS Database
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts

Japanese Stilt Grass - Indiana's Most Unwanted Invasive Plant Pests
Purdue University (Indiana). Indiana Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Program.
Photographs; Impacts; Distribution

Japanese Stilt Grass - Maine Invasive Plants Bulletin no. 2529
University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Japanese Stilt Grass - Introduced Species Summary Project
Columbia University. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Stiltgrass, Japanese
North Carolina State University. Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research and Education.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Controls

Annual Jewgrass, Basketgrass, Mary's Grass, or Microstegium - Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science.
Identification/Description; Photographs

Microstegium vimineum (grass) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Invasive Exotics: Japanese Stiltgrass (PDF | 32 KB)
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve (Pennsylvania).
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Japanese stiltgrass (PDF | 774 KB)
Delaware River Invasive Plant Partnership.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Japanese Stiltgrass: Target Invasive Species (PDF | 130 KB)
D&R Greenway Land Trust (New Jersey).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Impacts; Habitat; Controls

Microstegium - The ECWA Encyclopedia of Plants
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association (North Carolina).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Controls

Japanese Stiltgrass - Overview
Invasive Plant Council of New York State.
Photographs; Introduction History

Japanese Stilt Grass - Alert!!
Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Dispersion; Controls

Japanese Stilt Grass - New Invasive Plants of the Midwest Fact Sheet (PDF | 193 KB)
Midwest Invasive Plant Network.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stilt grass)
Nature Conservancy. Global Invasive Species Initiative.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: Element Stewardship Abstract (PDF | 32 KB) with excellent set of references

Japanese Stiltgrass
Plant Conservation Alliance. Alien Plant Working Group.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Invasive Plant Identification and Control Outline (PDF | 72 KB)
Rural Action (Ohio).
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Japanese Grass or Eulalia - Invasive Plant Manual
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Introduction History; Habitat; Controls