Buffalo grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
family
Poaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
NIL
For information only
Common names
Buffalo grass, Cape quickgrass, Wiregrass, St. Augustinegrass, Quickgrass, Pimento grass, Carpet grass, Coarse couchgrass, Coarse quickgrass, Coastal buffalo grass, Mission grass, Couchgrass.
A long-lived creeping grass usually growing 10-30 cm tall. It regularly produces roots along its creeping stems and also sends up short upright flowering stems. Its long and narrow leaves (2-30 cm long and 3-12 mm wide) are often folded lengthwise and usually have rounded tips. Its seed-heads (3-15 cm long) consist of flower spikelets partially sunken into a broad flattened stalk.
Impact
Impact
Buffalo grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) is regarded as an environmental weed in Victoria, Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia and south-eastern Queensland.
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Buffalo grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) is regarded as an environmental weed in Victoria, Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia and south-eastern Queensland.
