[APWG] INVASIVE STILTGRASS - Rising And Falling, It's Still Around

[Marc Imlay]

Forrester Russ Richardson said, "Based on what he observed, he thinks we
have at least a week before the seeds from this years plants will be mature
and it would be a very good time to mow or cut them down." 


Richardson said he had been under the impression that the seed was already
mature weeks ago and he stopped telling people it was worth mowing to
destroy this years' seed crop.

This observation by Russ Richardson illustrates the relatively new
phenomenon of many late emergents perhaps due in part to climate change.

Marc Imlay, PhD, Chair, Biological control working Group  

Conservation biologist, Park Ranger Office, Non-native Invasive Plant
Control coordinator. 
(301) 442-5657 <tel:%28301%29%20442-5657>  cell  ialm at erols.com
Natural and Historical Resources Division
The  Maryland-National   Capital   Park  and Planning Commission
 <http://www.pgparks.com/> www.pgparks.com  


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Subject: [APWG] INVASIVE STILTGRASS - Rising And Falling, It's Still Around



An interesting update on the status of the invasive, non-native Japanese
stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) in Calhoun County West Virginia. More
info on Japanese stiltgrass is available from the Plant Conservation
Alliance-Alien Plant Working Group fact sheet at:
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/mivi1.htm




Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.


Botanist, US Fish & Wildlife Service

Chair, Medicinal Plant Working Group


INVASIVE STILTGRASS - Rising And Falling, It's Still Around

The Hur Herald (09/22/2014)

A few years ago in Calhoun and the region, invasive Japanese Siltgrass
appeared to be taking over, but then it was discovered to be infected and
dying in 2009.

But it's still around.

The rest of the story at:
http://www.hurherald.com/cgi-bin/db_scripts/articles?Action=user_view
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