Parramatta grass
Sporobolus africanus
family
Poaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
Category 3 Restricted Matter (Biosecurity Act 2014)
Must not be distributed or disposed. This means it must not be released into the environment unless the distribution or disposal is authorised in a regulation or under a permit.
Common names
Parramatta Grass, African dropseed, Dropseed grass, Rattail grass, Indian rat's tail grass, Rat's tail grass.
An upright and tufted long-lived grass with wiry flowering stems usually growing 15-50 cm tall. Its long and narrow leaf blades (6-40 cm long and 1-4 mm wide) may be flat or somewhat rolled. Its seed-heads are also very thin and elongated in appearance (6-35 cm long and 4-7 mm wide)they have many short branches (10-20 mm long) that are held closely to the main stem. Each of these branches bears numerous small flower spikelets (2-2.8 mm long).
Impact
Impact
Parramatta grass (Sporobolus africanus) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland and New South Wales, and was recently listed as a priority environmental weed in two Natural Resource Management regions.
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Parramatta grass (Sporobolus africanus) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland and New South Wales, and was recently listed as a priority environmental weed in two Natural Resource Management regions.
