Smooth Browntop
Microstegium glabratum
- Native to:
- American Samoa, Borneo, Caroline Is., Cook Is., Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Guam, Hainan, Lesser Sunda Is., Marianas, Marquesas, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Philippines, Samoa, Society Is., Sulawesi, Taiwan, Vanuatu
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Microstegium
- Species:
- Microstegium glabratum
- USDA Symbol:
- MIGL13
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Part Shade
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- moist, fertile, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- tolerates poor drainage
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- commonly found in shaded, forested areas