Microstegium vimineum

Photo Credit:

Chris Evans

Illinois Wildlife Action Plan

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Invasive annual grass, found in the Finger Lakes Region in the late 1990s and spreading rapidly. Easy to pull out; seeds drop in mid fall.

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Common Name(s):

stilt-grass

Type:

Non-Native

Grasses, Sedges, Rushes

Native Region:

Asia

Invasive Level:

Level 1

Moisture:

Moist
Wet

Light:

Part Sun
Part Shade