Andropogon virginicus

Basic information
Scientific name	Andropogon virginicus	Click to magnify
Common names	Broomsadge bluestem
Higher taxon	Poaceae, Poales, Liliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	North America
Habitat	Farm area, along rice field, pasture field, roadside, vacancy, lawn field, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Kanto District and western Japan.
Origin	Unknown
Date	The first record in Japan was in ca. 1940 at Aichi Pref.
Route	Unknown
Impact	Potentially: Competition with native species. In America and Australia, a noxious weed in farm area, pasture field, tree nursery field, etc. Native organism(s) affected: Native plants.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	East Asia, South America, Australia, Hawaii, etc.

Reference

Notes

DECO (ed) (2006) Dictionary of Alien Species. Tokyo-Shoseki, Tokyo (in Jpn)
JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Ministry of the Environment, Japan. The Invasive Alien Species Act (Accessed on 2011-2-15) http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/as.html (in Jpn)
Osada (1976) Colored Illustrations of Naturalized Plants of Japan. Hoikusha, Osaka (in Jpn)