Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.

Locations ofImperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv. in Virginia

Show image without county labels

Detail

Family
Poaceae
Botanical Name
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.
Common Name
Cogongrass, Brazilian Satintail
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
in Taxa Not Treated: Waifs
Comments
This tropical grass is a noxious invasive weed in the Gulf Coast states from TX to FLA, and has also been found in SC and TN. It is particularly problematic because it invades fire-maintained Coastal Plain habitats such as longleaf pine flatwoods.
Habitat
Collected by Robert Wright in 1994 and 1997 as an escape from an ornamental planting in York County; the plants had spread from the edge of a parking lot into an adjacent powerline clearing. The current status of the population is not known.
Native Status
Introduced

To save this map, right-click (control-click for Mac users) on the map and choose "Save Image As...".