Jun 27, 2023 · Ventenata is an invasive annual grass that's an emerging threat to South Dakota rangelands due to its ability to exclude desired native species. Learn how to identify, report, and manage it before it becomes a problem in your area.

Ventenata dubia is a nonnative, invasive, annual grass that has rapidly expanded in perennial grass systems, in disturbed areas and managed areas in the past two decades throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Ventenata is a winter annual that germinates in the fall when temperatures are moderate to high (18o - 28o C, or 64° - 82° F) (Northam & Callihan, 1986). Seed heads are produced May through June, about one month following annual Bromus species.

Ventenata (Ventenata dubia) is one such grass. First reported in North America in 1952 in Washington state, it is now expanding into previously inva-sion-resistant forest landscapes. Unlike cheatgrass, another invasive grass, ven-tenata can grow in sparsely vegetated rocky meadows.

Ventenata is a winter annual (one year life cycle beginning in fall) that grows in dry, open, often disturbed habitats. It prefers sites that are wet in early spring but dried out by late spring. It is often found on south facing hillsides with shallow rocky clay or clay loam soils.

Ventenata is the most recent noxious invade Montana—this time from Washington, and Wyoming (unlike invasives, which arrive from Eastern states). Also known as wiregrass, spindly winter annual with scrawny stems grows 6 to 18 inches tall and.

Jul 9, 2024 · Ventenata (Ventenata dubia) is one such grass. First reported in North America in 1952 in Washington state, it is now expanding into previously invasion- resistant forest landscapes. Unlike cheatgrass, another invasive grass, ventenata can grow in sparsely vegetated rocky meadows.

Ventenata is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Europe, North Africa, and central + southwest Asia. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] One species, Ventenata dubia , is considered an invasive weed in many places.

Species name: Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. Family: Poaceae History and status: Ventenata originates from eastern Europe and was first found in North America in the early 1950s in Washington and Idaho. Ventenata was first documented in Montana in the mid-1990s. Though ventenata is not listed on Montana’s noxious weed list,

It is an aggressive non-native winter annual grass from the Mediterranean region of Europe and North Africa. Ventenata germinates in the fall, and seedlings generally emerge in October to mid-November. It overwinters and produces a seedhead the following spring, usually in May and June.