Brachypodium sylvaticum ssp. sylvaticum

Photo Credit: 
The Nature Conservancy Archive
Bugwood.org

Perennial tufting non-native grass that remains green well into the fall. Invasive. It can form dense patches in acidic or basic soils, in sun or in shade. It is probably overlooked and has a more extensive distribution than documented. See this NYS DEC video for general identification: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zzGMvXngaU

Mentioned in Solidago

Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
slender false brome
Type: 
Non-Native
Herbaceous Plants - Annuals, Biennials, Perennials
Native Region: 
Eurasia
Africa
Invasive Level: 
Level 4 - newly introduced or troublesome but not on Wesley list yet
Moisture: 
Moist
Wet
Light: 
Sun
Part Sun
Part Shade

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