MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) - During the summer, green plant life grows all across northeast Wisconsin, but some of these green plants may be harmful to other species.

Native to Southeast Asia, Japanese Stiltgrass made its first U.S. appearance back in 1919 via packing material in porcelain shipments to Tennessee. Its distribution has since spread widely throughout many regions nationwide.

New reports of this plant species reaching Wisconsin have prompted the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to seek help containing the spread. The species is not easily identifiable, according to Mark Renz, a Plant and Agroecosystems Sciences Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

"It's a grass; we essentially look for a white ridge as well as a specific shape, but if you're unfamiliar with it,

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