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WVU professor examines invasive stiltgrass

WVU professor Craig Barrett studies stiltgrass along a Morgantown, West Virginia, trail. (Photo: Scott Lituchy / West Virginia University)

WVU Biology professor Craig Barrett studies the invasive plan Japanese Stiltgrass. He went on a walk on the rail trail to find the plant a few miles south of campus on August 28, 2019.

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