Question: This grass showed up in my neighbor's garden in Topsham, Maine. Can you help us identify it? Fearing it could …
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This grass showed up in my neighbor's garden in Topsham, Maine. Can you help us identify it? Fearing it could be Phragmites (though it doesn't look it), it has already been trashed, just in case. But we would still like to know its identity. (Sorry, photo uploads sideways.)
Answer
Dear remeika@maine.rr.com, good afternoon. The plant you have photographed is likely Panicum mileaceum (Proso millet). Please be very careful about removing plants prior to having a confident identification. There is a native species of Phragmites that is known to have been herbicided due to over-zealous action against non-native plants. I'm happy to help anytime I can with your identification questions. Best wishes.
