[3][4] Due to its invasive nature, it can be found in countries such as Pakistan (Punjab & Kashmir),[2] China, Japan,[5] Korea, India, Australia,[6] South Africa,[2] and has since been introduced to the Mid-Atlantic United States.

[7] Oplismenus undulatifolius is a shallow rooted perennial with stolons that may grow to several feet in length.

The leaves of overwintering plants become brown and dead, but in the spring, new growth begins at the upper nodes of the stolons.

In early fall, the sticky awns readily adhere to anything that brushes against them which makes for an effective mode of dispersal.

The species was first reported in Maryland in 1996, growing around the Liberty Reservoir area and the northern section of the Patapsco River in Howard County.