Nepalese browntop |
Plants: Grass or Grasslike |
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Liliopsida > Cyperales > Poaceae > Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
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| Synonym(s): Japanese stiltgrass, Japanese grass, Mary's grass, Nepalgrass |
| Nepalese browntop is a delicate, sprawling, annual grass that is ½ to 3 ½ ft. (0.2-1.1 m) in height. The leaves are pale-green, alternate, lance-shaped, 1-3 in. (2.5-7.6 cm) long, asymmetrical with a shiny, off-center midrib. Stems usually droop. Flowering occurs in late-summer, when delicate flower stalks develop in the axils of the leaves or at the apex of the stems. Most commonly an invader of forested floodplains, Nepalese browntop is also found in ditches, forest edges, fields, and trails. It is very shade tolerant and can displace vegetation native to floodplains. Nepalese browntop is native to Asia and was accidentally introduced into North America sometime around 1920. It has previously been used as packing material for porcelain, possibly explaining its accidental introduction. |
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Descriptor |
Description |
Photographer |
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Diagram or Graphic |
Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Misc. Publ. No. 200. Washington, DC. |
USDA PLANTS Database |
| 5308020 |
Diagram or Graphic |
USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. |
USDA PLANTS Database |
| 5392386 |
Diagram or Graphic |
Illustration |
John M. Randall |
| 5271069 |
Feature(s) |
Fall color |
Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 2154034 |
Feature(s) |
Roots grown in greenhouse |
Nancy Loewenstein |
| 0016155 |
Feature(s) |
plants with thin seedheads in September |
Ted Bodner |
| 5271065 |
Flower(s) |
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 5271072 |
Flower(s) |
Comparison of infructescences of M. vimineum (bottom) and Leersia virginica (top) |
Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 2307202 |
Foliage |
May |
James H. Miller |
| 2308028 |
Foliage |
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Chuck Bargeron |
| 2308019 |
Foliage |
Close-up of foliage |
David J. Moorhead |
| 2308020 |
Foliage |
Close-up of foliage and seed head |
David J. Moorhead |
| 0016156 |
Foliage |
leaf closeups in May |
James H. Miller |
| 5392385 |
Foliage |
Leaves |
John M. Randall |
| 5308019 |
Fruit(s) |
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Steve Hurst |
| 5271073 |
Infestation |
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 5271068 |
Infestation |
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 5392380 |
Infestation |
Infestation |
John M. Randall |
| 5392381 |
Infestation |
Many plants |
John M. Randall |
| 5392382 |
Infestation |
Along a trail |
John M. Randall |
| 5392383 |
Infestation |
Infestation |
John M. Randall |
| 5392384 |
Infestation |
Infestation |
John M. Randall |
| 2308026 |
Infestation |
Infestation along old logging road, mixed with Chinese lespedeza |
Chuck Bargeron |
| 2307200 |
Infestation |
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Ted Bodner |
| 2308110 |
Infestation |
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John M. Randall |
| 2308111 |
Infestation |
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John M. Randall |
| 2308018 |
Infestation |
Infestation along old logging road |
David J. Moorhead |
| 0016221 |
Infestation |
Dead along river |
James H. Miller |
| 0016159 |
Infestation |
along forest road in September |
Ted Bodner |
| 2119019 |
Infestation |
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Chris Evans |
| 2119020 |
Infestation |
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Chris Evans |
| 2119022 |
Infestation |
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Chris Evans |
| 2119023 |
Infestation |
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Chris Evans |
| 2149040 |
Infestation |
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Chris Evans |
| 1120348 |
Infestation |
September. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife
Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of
Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society. |
Ted Bodner |
| 1268020 |
Infestation |
Frequently can be found in wet ditches next to shaded roads. |
Chris Evans |
| 1268029 |
Infestation |
Martin County, KY |
Chris Evans |
| 1342010 |
Infestation |
Beginning of winter senescence, showing the browning of the tops of the plants. |
Chris Evans |
| 1342011 |
Infestation |
Along driveway. |
Chris Evans |
| 1342012 |
Infestation |
Previously mown. |
Chris Evans |
| 1342056 |
Infestation |
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Chris Evans |
| 1342060 |
Infestation |
Along road. |
Chris Evans |
| 1342061 |
Infestation |
Along road. |
Chris Evans |
| 1342062 |
Infestation |
Along road. |
Chris Evans |
| 1342063 |
Infestation |
Spreading alondside a small stream. |
Chris Evans |
| 1378038 |
Infestation |
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Chris Evans |
| 1378039 |
Infestation |
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Chris Evans |
| 1378041 |
Infestation |
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Chris Evans |
| 1378042 |
Infestation |
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Chris Evans |
| 1378043 |
Infestation |
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Chris Evans |
| 1378044 |
Infestation |
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Chris Evans |
| 1378045 |
Infestation |
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Chris Evans |
| 1378046 |
Infestation |
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Chris Evans |
| 1378047 |
Infestation |
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Chris Evans |
| 0581027 |
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flowering plants with reddish-colored stems and leaves; in October |
Jil M. Swearingen |
| 0581028 |
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flowering plants with reddish-colored stems and leaves; in late September |
Jil M. Swearingen |
| 0001067 |
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James R. Allison |
| 0016158 |
Plant(s) |
immature plant in June |
Ted Bodner |
| 1120346 |
Plant(s) |
June. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife
Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of
Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society. |
Ted Bodner |
| 1120347 |
Plant(s) |
September. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife
Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of
Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society. |
Ted Bodner |
| 2149041 |
Plant(s) |
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Chris Evans |
| 2149042 |
Plant(s) |
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Chris Evans |
| 2154033 |
Plant(s) |
In a greenhouse |
Nancy Loewenstein |
| 2119021 |
Plant(s) |
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Chris Evans |
| 0016160 |
Plant(s) |
dormant plants in December |
James H. Miller |
| 0016220 |
Plant(s) |
dormant plants on rocks at Tallapoosa Rive |
James H. Miller |
| 1539117 |
Plant(s) |
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Ted Bodner |
| 5271067 |
Plant(s) |
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 2307204 |
Plant(s) |
September |
Ted Bodner |
| 2307205 |
Plant(s) |
September |
Ted Bodner |
| 2307201 |
Plant(s) |
December |
James H. Miller |
| 2154035 |
Plant(s) |
Just emerging |
Nancy Loewenstein |
| 2307199 |
Plant(s) |
June |
Ted Bodner |
| 2308027 |
Plant(s) |
Plant in September |
Chuck Bargeron |
| 5271071 |
Plant(s) |
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 5391689 |
Plant(s) |
On a TNC preserve |
Barry Rice |
| 5271066 |
Root(s) |
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 5271070 |
Seedling(s) |
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 5377544 |
Seedling(s) |
|
Chris Evans |
| 5377545 |
Seedling(s) |
|
Chris Evans |
| 5377546 |
Seedling(s) |
|
Chris Evans |
| 0016157 |
Seedling(s) |
closeup in May |
James H. Miller |
