Resources
- Invasive Species Management Plans for Florida - University of Florida - Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
- Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas - University of Florida
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Identifying and Controlling Cogongrass in Georgia - GA Invasive Species Task Force
- Cogongrass Web Site - Bugwood Network
- Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the U.S. - USDA-APHIS
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Domestic Programs Pest Evaluation - USDA APHIS PPQ
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - USDA Forest Service
Representative Images
1380038 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Seed(s) Chris Evans |
2308122 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Feature(s) L. M. Marsh |
5289099 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Foliage Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive |
1380057 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Rhizome / Stolon Chris Evans |
5302013 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Plant(s) Chris Evans |
1115008 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Plant(s) Charles T. Bryson |
1237047 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Infestation Wilson Faircloth |
5422125 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Seed(s) Wilson Faircloth |
1299104 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Infestation John D. Byrd |
1391424 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Research John D. Byrd |
2131096 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Prescribed Fire Chris Evans |
1148137 cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Control USDA APHIS PPQ Archive |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
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State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
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Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
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| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- Alachua County Cogongrass Initiative
- Apalachicola Invasive Working Group
- Archbold Biological Station
- Arkansas Noxious Weeds - Noxious/Prohibited
- California Noxious Weeds
- East Central Florida CISMA
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category I
- Florida Noxious Weeds
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 1 Alert
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Minnesota Noxious Weeds
- Mississippi Noxious Weeds
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Noxious Weeds - Class A
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- South Carolina Noxious Weeds
- Southwest Florida Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area
- Tennessee Noxious Weeds
- Treasure Coast Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area - EARLY DRAFT
- USDA APHIS Regulated Pest List
- Vermont Noxious Weeds
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Liliopsida |
| Subclass: Commelinidae |
| Order: Cyperales |
| Family: Poaceae |
| Genus: Imperata |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
cogon grass, alang-alang
Related Scientific Names:
| Imperata arundinacea (L.) Beauv. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
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