INVASIVE OF THE WEEK

This is the time to go after Japanese Stiltgrass.

This pesky annual is making inroads in Ashford.  It tolerates shade, so it poses a serious threat to our woodland understory.

Recognize it by the asymmetrical leaf with off-center medial vein and the distinctive "stilts" -- adventitious roots originating well up the stem -- when pulled.  

It will not may be flowering now, so it's a good time to cut it back before it sets seed. 

see https://ipm.cahnr.uconn.edu/invasive_plants_japanese_stiltgrass/  for more