Scientific Name
Microstegium vimineum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
Park
Antietam National Battlefield (ANTI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Japanese stiltgrass
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Plantae |
Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
Superdivision | Embryophyta |
Division | Tracheophyta |
Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Superorder | Lilianae |
Order | Poales |
Family | Poaceae |
Genus | Microstegium |
Species | Microstegium vimineum |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Engelhardt, 2005
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Engelhardt, 2005
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment:
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: see comments
In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: see comments
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
From Engelhardt, 2005 data. Abundance reflects # of times a species occurred in 78 sampling plots: 1-25%=Rare; 26-50%=Uncommon; 51-75%=Common; 76-100%=Abundant; Data Source: Engelhardt, 2005
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
see comments
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTK-NCR
Created Date
8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
4/27/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: MD Heritage, 1997: Numbers of natives may already be restricted by garlic mustard, Microstegium grass and Japanese honeysuckle infestation./Engelhardt, 2005: Found 41 times in 78 inventoried plots./DCR, 2003: Highly invasive species./, Park Species Data Source: MD Heritage, 1997-Snavely Ford Woods; Engelhardt, 2005-Entire Park
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