Sigrid Resh Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 Does any one know what this grass is? These are photos from 2016. The grass is growing in Baraga in the UP. Suggestions of Japanese silver grass and phragmites have been provided, but I'm hoping for a positive ID. Thank you for any help any of you can provide... Cheers, Sigrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Muladore Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Hi Sigrid, It's definitely not phragmites, but it looks like a variety of Miscanthus sinensis, which is also known as Chinese or Japanese silvergrass like you guessed. Here's a pretty extensive info page about it: https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/graminoid/missin/all.html It seems like some varieties are more aggressive than others, so it's hard to know what this one will do. I haven't been able to find any reports of it being invasive in Michigan although it's reported to be aggressive at least and invasive in other parts of the country and judging from the size of that patch it's pretty happy there. My recommendation would be to look for new patches in the area for proof of spreading and then let the landowner decide if they want to remove what's there or just keep an eye on it. Good luck! -Jennifer NEMI CWMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigrid Resh Posted May 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 Thank you, Jennifer, for the info. page and recommendation for monitoring it--good advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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