Guinea grass
Megathyrsus maximus var. maximus
family
Poaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
Council Pest Vegetation (BCC Natural Asset Local Law)
Council Pest Vegetation (BCC Natural Asset Local Law)
Common names
Guinea grass, Green panic, Purple top buffalo grass, Colonial grass.
A large, clumping, long-lived grass growing up to 3 m tall. Its long and narrow leaves are very large (up to 100 cm long and 3.5 cm wide). Its large and much-branched seed-heads bear large numbers of small flower spikelets. The lowermost branches of its seed-heads are arranged in a cluster. Its hairless flower spikelets are green or purplish in colour and are shed from the seed-head entire when mature.
Impact
Impact
Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus var. maximus) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland, the Northern Territory and north-eastern New South Wales.
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus var. maximus) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland, the Northern Territory and north-eastern New South Wales.
