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    • About the Commission
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    • Plan of Conservation and Development
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    • Preserving Open Space
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      • Deep Brook Preserve
      • Halfway River
      • High Meadow
      • Pole Bridge Preserve
      • Stone Bridge Preserve
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Common Invasive Plants | Japanese Stiltgrass

Japanese Stiltgrass

Microstegium vimineum

Japanese Stiltgrass is an annual grass that forms dense stands and is very shade tolerant. Spread by seed and by rooting at joints along the stem. A single plant can produce as many as 1,000 seeds and are viable in the soil for three years.

How to Control
Cut, pull, or mow at end of July. Dispose of roots and shoots.
Japanese Stiltgrass Infestation
Japanese Stiltgrass Foliage

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The Newtown Conservation Commission is dedicated to the acquisition, preservation and protection of 2,000 acres of town-owned open space. In addition, the Commission is actively working to encourage healthy habitats and increase the diversity of our native wildlife and vegetation.

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3 Primrose Street
Newtown, CT 06470
(203) 270-4276