Microstegium vimineum
Chinese Packing Grass, Flexible Sea Grass
Other regional names: Japanese Stilt Grass +1 more
- Japanese Stilt Grass
- Japanese Stiltgrass
Also known as: ? willdenowiana Nees ex Lindl. +17 more
- ? willdenowiana Nees ex Lindl.
- Andropogon vimineus Trin.
- Arthraxon nodosus Kom.
- Eulalia cantonensis (Rendle) Hitchc.
- Eulalia cantoniensis (Rendle) Hitchc.
- Eulalia vimenea (Trin.) Kuntze
- Eulalia viminea (Trin.) Kuntze
- Eulalia viminea subsp. imberbis (Nees ex Steud.) Kuntze
- Eulalia viminea subsp. variabilis Kuntze
- Eulalia viminea var. imberbis (Nees ex Steud.) Kuntze
- Eulalia viminea var. variabilis Kuntze
- Microstegium aristulatum Robyns & Tournay
- Microstegium cantonense (Rendle) A.Camus
- Microstegium debile (Balansa) A.Camus
- Microstegium dilatatum Koidz.
- Microstegium imberbe (Nees ex Steud.) Tzvelev
- Microstegium nodosum (Kom.) Tzvelev
- Microstegium reticulatum B.S.Sun ex H.Peng & X.Yang
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Microstegium vimineum (commonly known as Chinese Packing Grass or Flexible Sea Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Manchuria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Primorye, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
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)
Alabama, Arkansas, Cameroon, Congo, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iran, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Zaïre
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