Summary
Place of publication:
Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon sér. 2, 68:201. 1921
Verified:
04/29/1998
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Bor, N. L. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. 1960
- CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
- Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. Assessment and management of plant invasions. 1997 255-267.
- FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
- Koyama, T. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions. 1987
- Lazarides, M. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia. 1980
- Randall, R. P. A global compendium of weeds. 2002
- Redman, D. E. 1995. Distribution and habitat types for Nepal Microstegium [Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) Camus] in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Castanea 60:270-275.
- Shukla, U. Grasses of north-eastern India. 1996
- Tzvelev, N. N. Zlaki SSSR. 1976
- University of Georgia, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. Invasive.org: invasive and exotic species of North America (on-line resource).
- USDA National Agricultural Library. National Invasive Species Information Center (on-line resource).
- Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003
Common names
English
Chinese packing grass – flexible sea grass – Japanese stilt grass – Nepal grass – Nepalese browntop –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Hokkaido | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Honshu | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Kyushu | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Ryukyu Islands | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Shikoku | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Korea | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Russian Far East | Russian Federation | Primorye | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Nepal | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Indochina | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Thailand | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Philippines | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | | | | | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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CHINA:
China
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EASTERN ASIA:
Korea, Japan [Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Taiwan
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RUSSIAN FAR EAST:
Russian Federation [Primorye]
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India, Nepal
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INDO-CHINA:
Indochina, Thailand
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MALESIA:
Philippines
Naturalized
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Weed | potential seed contaminant | | CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316751.
Accessed 19 March 2026.