Red Natal grass

Melinis repens

family

Poaceae

origin

Exotic

declaration

NIL

NIL

For information only

Common names

Red Natal grass, Natal grass, Natal red top, Blanketgrass, Holme's grass, Rose Natal grass.

A short-lived or long-lived grass forming open tussocks with upright flowering stems up to 1 m tall. Its open seed-heads are usually a distinctive reddish colour when young. These seed-heads turn pink and then whitish in colour as they mature. Its numerous flower spikelets are covered in silky hairs that give the seed-heads a fluffy appearance.

Leaf arrangement:Simple
Leaf form:Basal
Red
Pink
Purple
Green

Impact

Impact

Red Natal grass (Melinis repens ) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It was also recently listed as a priority environmental weed in at least one Natural Resource Management region.

Location

Location

Characteristics

Characteristics

Similar Species

Similar Species

Control Methods