Resources
- Fact Sheet - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual - SE-EPPC
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Selected Images
![]() 0016158 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Plant(s) James H. Miller & Ted Bodner |
![]() 0016221 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Infestation James H. Miller |
![]() 1342060 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Infestation Chris Evans |
![]() 1378042 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Infestation Chris Evans |
![]() 1378045 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Infestation Chris Evans |
![]() 1378046 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Infestation Chris Evans |
![]() 2119021 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Plant(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 2154034 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Root(s) Nancy Loewenstein |
![]() 2308019 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Foliage David J. Moorhead |
![]() 2308026 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Infestation Chuck Bargeron |
![]() 2308028 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Foliage Chuck Bargeron |
![]() 5271065 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5308018 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
![]() 5308019 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Fruit(s) Steve Hurst |
![]() 5308020 Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
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
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- Alabama Noxious Weeds - Class C Noxious Weed
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Connecticut Invasive Plant List
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 2004
- EDDMapS Ontario
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 1
- Illinois Invasive Plant List
- Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
- Invasive Plant Council of New York State
- 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.
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. 2003. Invasive Plant Control in Maryland. Home and Garden Information Center, Home and Garden Mimeo HG88. 4 pp.
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 1994
- Massachusetts Noxious Weeds
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- New Hampshire Prohibited Invasive Species
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 1998
- Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Pennsylvania.
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- West Virginia Noxious Weeds
- Wisconsin's Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Liliopsida |
| Subclass: Commelinidae |
| Order: Cyperales |
| Family: Poaceae |
| Genus: Microstegium |
Other System Links
Plants: MIVIBayer: MCGVM
GRIN: 316751
ITIS: 503829
NPDN Pest: PCAQBBA
NPDN Host: 36230
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
Japanese stiltgrass, Japanese grass, Mary's grass, Nepalgrass, basketgrass, microstegium
Related Scientific Names:
| Andropogon vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus | (Synonym) |
| Eulalia viminea (Trin.) A. Camus | (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. |


















