This video covers field characteristics important for identifying four non-native annual grasses invasive in Montana: cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), Japanese brome (Bromus japonicus), ventenata (Ventenata dubia), and medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae).
Dealing with the Triple Threat Invasion– Cheatgrass, Medusahead, & Ventenata
Author: USU Extension Forestry
Date: July 2, 2019
Invasive annual grasses such as cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae), and ventenata (Ventenata dubia) are devastating western natural areas and rangeland at a landscape scale. These grass invasions favor further invasions while eliminating desirable vegetation and wildlife habitat.
Targeting the Triple Threat: Cheatgrass, Medusahead, and Ventenata
Author: USU Extension Forestry
Date: Jun 1, 2018
An in-depth management review of three invasive grasses in the Western United States.
These invasive annual grasses are devastating western natural areas and rangeland, resulting in landscape-scale transformations in a cycle that favors further invasion.
Targeting the Triple Threat: Cheatgrass, Medusahead, and Ventenata (Part 2)
Author: USU Extension Forestry
Date: Jun 1, 2018
An in-depth management review of three invasive grasses in the Western United States.
These invasive annual grasses are devastating western natural areas and rangeland, resulting in landscape-scale transformations in a cycle that favors further invasion.
Invasive Species: Plants - Medusahead & Ventenata
Author: Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Date: July 2017
If you think words like medusahead or Ventenata sound scary or foreign, then you would be right. They're a pair of non-native invasive grass species that recently showed up on the landscape in parts of Wyoming with the potential to adversely affect habitats wildlife and livestock depend upon.