Microstegium japonicum
East Asian Glabrate Browntop
Also known as: Leptatherum boreale (Ohwi) C.Hui Chen, Kuoh & Veldkamp +19 more
- Leptatherum boreale (Ohwi) C.Hui Chen, Kuoh & Veldkamp
- Leptatherum boreale (Ohwi) C.HuiChen et al.
- Leptatherum japonicum (Miq.) Franch. & Sav.
- Leptatherum japonicum var. boreale (Ohwi) Ibaragi & Yonek.
- Leptatherum somae (Hayata) C.Hui Chen, Kuoh & Veldkamp
- Leptatherum somae (Hayata) C.HuiChen et al.
- Microstegium boreale Ohwi
- Microstegium japonicum f. shimidzui (Honda) Ohwi
- Microstegium japonicum subsp. boreale (Ohwi) Ohwi
- Microstegium japonicum subsp. somae (Hayata) T.Koyama
- Microstegium japonicum var. boreale (Ohwi) Ohwi
- Microstegium nudum subsp. boreale (Ohwi) Ohwi
- Microstegium nudum subsp. japonicum (Miq.) Tzvelev
- Microstegium nudum subsp. shimidzui Honda
- Microstegium nudum var. boreale (Ohwi) Ohwi
- Microstegium nudum var. shimidzui Honda
- Microstegium somae (Hayata) Ohwi
- Microstegium somai (Hayata) Ohwi, 1942
- Pollinia japonica Miq.
- Polliniopsis somae Hayata
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Microstegium japonicum (commonly known as East Asian glabrate browntop) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Transcaucasus