And even then, only if you’re somewhat lucky in what invasives are in your region. (She said, grimly, remembering the Japanese stiltgrass.)
September 22, 2026 at 2:17 AM
And even then, only if you’re somewhat lucky in what invasives are in your region. (She said, grimly, remembering the Japanese stiltgrass.)
*hauls an Uruk-hai out of the cocoon* Okay, this is stiltgrass and I want it dead. Here’s your trowel.
August 6, 2024 at 7:16 PM
*hauls an Uruk-hai out of the cocoon* Okay, this is stiltgrass and I want it dead. Here’s your trowel.
Major garden project underway- clearing stiltgrass and wineberry, to be followed by a massive dump of wood chips. I’ve been clearing the stiltgrass here every year, but there’s probably still a lot of seed :(
Then to plan out a dry stream bed along the erosion path. #nativeplants 🌱
Then to plan out a dry stream bed along the erosion path. #nativeplants 🌱
August 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Major garden project underway- clearing stiltgrass and wineberry, to be followed by a massive dump of wood chips. I’ve been clearing the stiltgrass here every year, but there’s probably still a lot of seed :(
Then to plan out a dry stream bed along the erosion path. #nativeplants 🌱
Then to plan out a dry stream bed along the erosion path. #nativeplants 🌱
invasive species sketchbook pages 🌱 i’m getting back to work on my spring ephemerals book, and working on a chapter about threats to their habitat!
February 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
invasive species sketchbook pages 🌱 i’m getting back to work on my spring ephemerals book, and working on a chapter about threats to their habitat!
Already ahead of you.
But man this stiltgrass will not fucking die.
But man this stiltgrass will not fucking die.
September 14, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Already ahead of you.
But man this stiltgrass will not fucking die.
But man this stiltgrass will not fucking die.
The Hillsborough Tree Board is asking for you to lend a hand along Riverwalk this month!
Japanese stiltgrass — an invasive plant that displaces native vegetation — drops its seeds in September.
Japanese stiltgrass — an invasive plant that displaces native vegetation — drops its seeds in September.
September 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The Hillsborough Tree Board is asking for you to lend a hand along Riverwalk this month!
Japanese stiltgrass — an invasive plant that displaces native vegetation — drops its seeds in September.
Japanese stiltgrass — an invasive plant that displaces native vegetation — drops its seeds in September.
just pulled an entire wheelbarrow full of japanese stiltgrass out of my little front yard flower garden, please clap
August 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
just pulled an entire wheelbarrow full of japanese stiltgrass out of my little front yard flower garden, please clap
This silly goose tried to J pose in stiltgrass. My partner luckily saw it before he removed that patch
August 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This silly goose tried to J pose in stiltgrass. My partner luckily saw it before he removed that patch
Native ferns grow on a rock in southern Illinois with invasive asian grass beginning to challenge their space.
September 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Native ferns grow on a rock in southern Illinois with invasive asian grass beginning to challenge their space.
New preprint highlighting the power of herbarium genomics to uncover the processes and mechanisms underlying successful invasions. Multiple intros, limited admixture, and rapid evolution shaped the invasion of stiltgrass in North America. Comments welcomed!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org
October 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM
New preprint highlighting the power of herbarium genomics to uncover the processes and mechanisms underlying successful invasions. Multiple intros, limited admixture, and rapid evolution shaped the invasion of stiltgrass in North America. Comments welcomed!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
“Feathers fall; soft as a song, light as morning dreams.” — Eirene Evripidou #TuesdayBlue #ColorADay #BlueTue #EastCoastKin #Birds #NaturePhotography #Feather
August 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
“Feathers fall; soft as a song, light as morning dreams.” — Eirene Evripidou #TuesdayBlue #ColorADay #BlueTue #EastCoastKin #Birds #NaturePhotography #Feather
(curses at Japanese stiltgrass)
(and creeping charlie)
(and chamberbitter)
(and English Ivy)
(and creeping charlie)
(and chamberbitter)
(and English Ivy)
September 22, 2026 at 2:24 AM
(curses at Japanese stiltgrass)
(and creeping charlie)
(and chamberbitter)
(and English Ivy)
(and creeping charlie)
(and chamberbitter)
(and English Ivy)
astride my conquered enemy: grass
July 23, 2024 at 9:17 PM
astride my conquered enemy: grass
LETS FUCKING GOOO!
I spread some of the parts of the precious one found around a big white oak in our woods that has sprouted chicken of the woods before, and VOILA! More sprouted!!!
Fuckin stiltgrass though blughhh...
I spread some of the parts of the precious one found around a big white oak in our woods that has sprouted chicken of the woods before, and VOILA! More sprouted!!!
Fuckin stiltgrass though blughhh...
August 30, 2026 at 11:01 PM
LETS FUCKING GOOO!
I spread some of the parts of the precious one found around a big white oak in our woods that has sprouted chicken of the woods before, and VOILA! More sprouted!!!
Fuckin stiltgrass though blughhh...
I spread some of the parts of the precious one found around a big white oak in our woods that has sprouted chicken of the woods before, and VOILA! More sprouted!!!
Fuckin stiltgrass though blughhh...
It's better than the invasive stiltgrass tbh!
October 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
It's better than the invasive stiltgrass tbh!
We should organize a viewing party and name them!
Some contenders:
* Goaty McKudzuface
* Ivy Chompers
* Stiltgrass Stan
Some contenders:
* Goaty McKudzuface
* Ivy Chompers
* Stiltgrass Stan
September 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
We should organize a viewing party and name them!
Some contenders:
* Goaty McKudzuface
* Ivy Chompers
* Stiltgrass Stan
Some contenders:
* Goaty McKudzuface
* Ivy Chompers
* Stiltgrass Stan
Overgrown trails. Gema doing her part to trim invasive plant species. Not going to solve the issue, too much of it, so acceptance stage reached that this is just going to be a horse treat on the trails.
September 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Overgrown trails. Gema doing her part to trim invasive plant species. Not going to solve the issue, too much of it, so acceptance stage reached that this is just going to be a horse treat on the trails.
Invasive Species Spotlight: Japanese Stiltgrass – Invasive Species Centre www.invasivespeciescentre.ca/invasive-spe...
Invasive Species Spotlight: Japanese Stiltgrass – Invasive Species Centre
September 9, 2025 What is Japanese Stiltgrass? Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) is an invasive annual grass (Poaceae) that thrives in a wide range of habitats including forests, wetlands,…
www.invasivespeciescentre.ca
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Invasive Species Spotlight: Japanese Stiltgrass – Invasive Species Centre www.invasivespeciescentre.ca/invasive-spe...
We share the land with many.
It belongs to all of us.
Japanese stiltgrass made its way to eastern Americas by way of porcelain imports in the early 1900s.
It belongs to all of us.
Japanese stiltgrass made its way to eastern Americas by way of porcelain imports in the early 1900s.
August 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM
We share the land with many.
It belongs to all of us.
Japanese stiltgrass made its way to eastern Americas by way of porcelain imports in the early 1900s.
It belongs to all of us.
Japanese stiltgrass made its way to eastern Americas by way of porcelain imports in the early 1900s.
In NC it was Japanese honeysuckle, autumn olive and Japanese stiltgrass. Out here in NM, it’s cheatgrass, tumbleweeds, and kochia.
April 21, 2026 at 10:46 PM
In NC it was Japanese honeysuckle, autumn olive and Japanese stiltgrass. Out here in NM, it’s cheatgrass, tumbleweeds, and kochia.
Gema does her part to remove invasive but tasty plants from Petticoat Junction tie line area and while traveling down the trail.
August 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Gema does her part to remove invasive but tasty plants from Petticoat Junction tie line area and while traveling down the trail.
Several plants still have common names with “Jew” in them, because they are invasive and wander into places they don’t belong. Official plant logs don’t list them with those names anymore, and I would prefer it not to appear anywhere.
May 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Several plants still have common names with “Jew” in them, because they are invasive and wander into places they don’t belong. Official plant logs don’t list them with those names anymore, and I would prefer it not to appear anywhere.