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Japanese stilt grass
Microstegium vimineum

Japanese stilt grass (Microstegium vimineum) is an invasive plant of Shade, low elevation, and moist to mesic soils . It is a native of Asia and was first detected in Tennessee in approximately 1918.

An invader of forested floodplains, also found in ditches, fields, forest edges and trails.

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02/27/2018 - New Cooperative Group Forms to Tackle Invasive Plants in the A...
10/26/2017 - DNR warns about invasive Japanese stiltgrass found near Ann Arbor
08/14/2017 - Japanese stiltgrass, a prolific invasive species
07/21/2017 - Shale gas development spurring spread of invasive plants in Pa...
08/31/2015 - Native Plants with Adams Garden: 08/01/2015 - 09/01/2015
04/07/2015 - Management of Microstegium vimineum
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