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.

For more information about this plant pest, see the CABI data sheet.

USFS - Microstegium vimineum

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