Microstegium vimineum

(Trin.) A. Camus

Nepalese Browntop

GNRUnranked Found in 51 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142078
Element CodePMPOA42010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusMicrostegium
Other Common Names
Eulalia (EN) Japanese Stiltgrass (EN) Nepalese browntop (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-05-18
Change Date1994-03-22
Edition Date1993-05-18
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Rank Reasons
Introduced.
Range Extent Comments
Introduced from Asia. USA: VA, NC, KY, TN, AL.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Shaded banks and roadsides.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioSNANo
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
ConnecticutSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
Rhode IslandSNANo
OhioSNANo
South CarolinaSNANo
MississippiSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
DelawareSNANo
IllinoisSNANo
District of ColumbiaSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
New JerseySNANo
VermontSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
LouisianaSNANo
IndianaSNANo
KentuckySNANo
MarylandSNANo
FloridaSNANo
New YorkSNANo
AlabamaSNANo
ArkansasSNANo
TexasSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (51)
Alabama (2)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Oakey MountainTalladega National Forest6,129
Arkansas (2)
AreaForestAcres
Dismal CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest9,160
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Georgia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Ellicott Rock AdditionChattahoochee National Forest690
Kelly RidgeChattahoochee National Forest8,325
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Burke BranchShawnee National Forest6,231
Indiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mogan RidgeHoosier National Forest8,435
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
North Carolina (8)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Middle Prong AdditionPisgah National Forest1,852
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big MountainSumter National Forest2,337
Tennessee (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Brushy RidgeCherokee National Forest7,469
Devil's BackboneCherokee National Forest4,287
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Sycamore CreekCherokee National Forest6,984
Virginia (18)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Broad RunJefferson National Forest10,971
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Crawford MountainGeorge Washington National Forest9,892
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
Hunting Camp Little Wolf CreekJefferson National Forest8,953
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Laurel ForkGeorge Washington National Forest9,967
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Little Walker MountainJefferson National Forest9,818
Mill MountainGeorge Washington National Forest10,840
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Peters Mountain Addition BJefferson National Forest2,909
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
West Virginia (7)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cheat MountainMonongahela National Forest8,191
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Laurel ForkMonongahela National Forest1,172
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
References (2)
  1. Hitchcock, A.S. 1951. Manual of the grasses of the United States. 2nd edition revised by Agnes Chase. [Reprinted, 1971, in 2 vols., by Dover Publications, Incorporated, New York.]
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.