Microstegium vimineum

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Species Distribution Map
Family:POACEAE
Species:Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
Common Name:Japanese Stilt Grass; Nepal Grass; Nepalese Brown Top
Habitat:Grows in a variety of disturbed sites preferring damp, shady areas.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:MIVI
Plant Notes:According to Fairbrothers & Gray (1972) the first documented collection of this species in the United States was collected in 1919 along a creek bank at Knoxville, TN.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:Fairbrothers, D.E. & J.R. Gray. 1972. Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus (Gramineae) in the United States. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, Vol. 99: 97-100.
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Microstegium
Species Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus - Japanese Stilt Grass; Nepal Grass; Nepalese Brown Top

Citation

Citation MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM (Trinius) A. Camus, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2. 68: 201. 1921.
Basionym: Andropogon vimineus Trinius 1834.
Type: NEPAL: Without data, Wallich 8838 (holotype: LE; isotype: L).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Andropogon vimineus Andropogon vimineus Trinius, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér 6, Sci. Math. 2: 268. 1834. NEPAL: Without data, Wallich 8838 (holotype: LE; isotype: L).
Eulalia viminea var. imberbis Eulalia viminea (Trinius) Kuntze, var. imberbis (Nees von Esenbeck ex Steudel) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 775. 1891.Pollinia imberbis Nees von Esenbeck ex Steudel 1854. 
Eulalia viminea Eulalia viminea (Trinius) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 775. 1891.Andropogon vimineus Trinius 1834. 
Eulalia viminea var. variabilis Eulalia viminea (Trinius) Kuntze, var. variabilis Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 775. 1891. SIKKIM
Microstegium aristulatum Microstegium aristulatum Robyns & Tournay, Bull. Jard. Bot. Etat 25: 240. 1955.  
Microstegium imberbe Microstegium imberbe (Nees von Esenbeck ex Steudel) Tzvelev, Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Acad. Nauk SSSR 21: 22. 1961.Pollinia imberbis Nees von Esenbeck ex Steudel 1854. 
Microstegium vimineum var. willdenovianum Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus, var. willdenovianum (Nees von Esenbeck) A. Camus, in Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 7: 260. 1922.Microstegium willdenovianum Nees von Esenbeck 1836. 
Microstegium willdenovianum Microstegium willdenovianum Nees von Esenbeck, in Lindley, Nat. Syst. 447. 1836. NEPAL
Microstegium vimineum var. imberbe Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus, var. imberbe (Nees von Esenbeck ex Steudel) Honda, J. Tokyo Univ. Fac. Sci. 3: 408. 1930.Pollinia imberbis Nees von Esenbeck ex Steudel 1854. 
Pollinia imberbis Pollinia imberbis Nees von Esenbeck ex Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 410. 1854. NEPAL
Pollinia imberbis var. genuina Pollinia imberbis Nees von Esenbeck ex Steudel, var. genuina Hackel, in Alph. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 178. 1889.Pollinia imberbis Nees von Esenbeck ex Steudel 1854. 
Pollinia imberbis var. willdenoviana Pollinia imberbis Nees von Esenbeck ex Steudel, var. willdenoviana (Nees von Esenbeck) Hackel, in Alph. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 178. 1889.Microstegium willdenovianum Nees von Esenbeck 1836. 
Pollinia viminea Pollinia viminea (Trinius) Merrill, Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 1: 35. 1923.Andropogon vimineus Trinius 1834. 
Pollinia willdenoviana Pollinia willdenoviana (Nees von Esenbeck) Bentham, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 67. 1881.Microstegium willdenovianum Nees von Esenbeck 1836. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clarke, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Crenshaw, DeKalb, Fayette, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marshall, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1944 - 2008

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UNA00068960 Cherokee 22 May 2007 T. Wayne Barger
44		 UNA
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
UNA00058878 Blount 23 Oct 1999 R. Kral
89005		 UNA
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
TROY000035637 Macon 03 Oct 2012 Alvin R. Diamond
23473		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
JSU100038 Calhoun 07 Oct 1986 C. L. Lawler
1392		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
TROY000045735 Autauga 13 Oct 2016 Matthew R. Parker
168		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
JSU100049 Jackson 21 Sep 1997 D. D. Spaulding
10048		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
TROY000027456 Lauderdale 10 Oct 1978 Robert Kral
62847		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
TROY000027457 Jefferson 29 Sep 2005 Alvin R. Diamond
15849		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UNA00004393 Tuscaloosa 14 Oct 1960 Roland M. Harper
4476		 UNA
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
TROY000012327 Bullock 04 Sep 2003 Alvin R. Diamond
14103		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UWAL0016565 Calhoun 02 Oct 2013 Spaulding, Dan
13867		 UWAL
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A.Camus
AUA000017957 Limestone 13 OCT 1969 KRAL, ROBERT
37870		 AUA
MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM (TRIN.) A. CAMUS
AUA000017954 Jefferson 29 SEP 2005 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
15849		 AUA
MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM (TRIN.) A. CAMUS
AUA000017953 Choctaw 20 OCT 1994 CROUCH, VIRGINIA E.
1236		 AUA
MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM (TRIN.) A. CAMUS
JSU100045 DeKalb 14 Oct 1975 R. D. Whetstone
7455		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
JSU100050 Jackson 26 Sep 1982 Michael A. Ray
59		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UWAL0018235 Colbert 13 Sep 2014 England, J. Kevin
5220		 UWAL
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UNA00004392 Colbert 11 Oct 1969 Sidney McDaniel
12414		 UNA
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
TROY000012330 Clarke 09 Oct 2006 Alvin R. Diamond
17061		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UNA00056205 Barbour 03 Oct 1998 John R. MacDonald
12149		 UNA
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
TROY000027454 Tallapoosa 27 May 2006 Terry Wayne Barger
288		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
JSU100039 Calhoun 05 Oct 1986 C. L. Lawler
1350		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
TROY000036352 Bullock 12 Oct 2012 Bailee Dykes
1418		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
JSU100052 Madison 15 Oct 1975 R. D. Whetstone
6942		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
AUA000017956 Lee 17 JUL 1960 BANKS, DONALD J.
303		 AUA
MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM (TRIN.) A. CAMUS
UNA00004398 Tuscaloosa 09 Oct 1944 Roland M. Harper
3987		 UNA
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
TROY000012329 Butler 07 Oct 2006 Alvin R. Diamond
17030		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UNA00004397 Lawrence 11 Oct 1980 John H. Wiersema
2064		 UNA
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
TROY000026803 Lowndes 02 Nov 2008 Alvin R. Diamond
20340		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
TROY000027455 Randolph 11 Oct 1985 C. F. Nixon
13826		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
AUA000017958 Russell 14 OCT 2004 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
14784		 AUA
MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM (TRIN.) A. CAMUS
JSU100051 Madison 15 Oct 1975 R. D. Whetstone
6942		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
JSU100041 Calhoun 01 Oct 1982 R. D. Whetstone
12658		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UWAL0038721 Fayette 19 Oct 2018 England, J. Kevin
9593		 UWAL
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
TROY000038950 Coosa 11 Oct 2013 Alvin R. Diamond
24640		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
JSU100036 Bibb 25 Sep 1998 K. R. Brodeur
1478		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
JSU100042 Cherokee 17 Oct 1992 D. D. Spaulding
3255		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UWAL0001997 Crenshaw 01 Oct 2009 Diamond, A.R.
20995		 UWAL
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
TROY000030418 Lauderdale 17 Oct 2009 Megan Young
7		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UNA00069036 Pike 30 Sep 2008 Alvin R. Diamond
20232		 UNA
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
TROY000012332 Russell 14 Oct 2004 Alvin R. Diamond
14784		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
JSU100043 Cleburne 02 Oct 1982 Melanie G. Bussey
517		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UWAL0009029 Pike 30 Sep 2008 Diamond, A.R.
20232		 UWAL
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
TROY000012331 Montgomery 01 Nov 2007 Alvin R. Diamond
18587		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UWAL0014694 Bullock 12 Oct 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1418		 UWAL
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
AUA000017955 Lee 4 OCT 1971 JOHNSON, W. A.
 AUA
MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM (TRIN.) A. CAMUS
JSU100054 Marshall 19 Oct 1992 D. D. Spaulding
3258		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UWAL0009025 Butler 12 Oct 2007 Diamond, A.R.
18535		 UWAL
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
JSU105681 Shelby 12 Oct 1996 D. D. Spaulding
9346		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UNA00054240 Blount 12 Oct 1998 Brian R. Keener
1753		 UNA
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
JSU100044 Cleburne 23 Sep 1982 Melanie G. Bussey
 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UWAL0005832 Limestone 21 Sep 1982 Kral, R.
68985		 UWAL
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) Camus
UWAL0011511 Macon 03 Oct 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23473		 UWAL
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
JSU105680 Blount 12 Oct 1998 Brian R. Keener
1753		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UWAL0019929 Morgan 20 Sep 2015 England, J. Kevin
5747		 UWAL
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A.Camus
JSU100047 DeKalb 08 Oct 1994 D. D. Spaulding
6648		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UWAL0009028 Montgomery 01 Nov 2007 Diamond, A.R.
18587		 UWAL
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
JSU100055 Talladega 04 Oct 1994 J. M. Ballard
5206		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UNA00063700 Russell 14 Oct 2004 Alvin R. Diamond
14784		 UNA
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
TROY000012328 Butler 12 Oct 2007 Alvin R. Diamond
18535		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
JSU100046 Cleburne 02 Oct 1982 Melanie G. Bussey
517		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UWAL0009027 Montgomery 29 Sep 2009 Diamond, A.R.
20963		 UWAL
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
UWAL0009026 Lauderdale 17 Oct 2009 Young, Megan
0007		 UWAL
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
JSU100037 Bibb 25 Sep 1982 R. D. Whetstone
12551		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
TROY000029361 Montgomery 29 Sep 2009 Alvin R. Diamond
20963		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
JSU100040 Calhoun 25 Sep 1986 C. L. Lawler
1268		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
TROY000031850 Crenshaw 01 Oct 2009 Alvin R. Diamond
20995		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
JSU100053 Marshall 25 Sep 1992 D. D. Spaulding
3131		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
UWAL0016250 Coosa 11 Oct 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24640		 UWAL
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
JSU100048 Jackson 26 May 1999 Kristin Brodeur
1844		 JSU
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
TROY000026804 Pike 30 Sep 2008 Alvin R. Diamond
20232		 TROY
Microstegium vimineum (Trinius) A. Camus
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