Parramatta grass

Sporobolus africanus

family

Poaceae

origin

Exotic

declaration

Category 3 Restricted Matter (Biosecurity Act 2014)

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).

Leaf arrangement:Simple
Leaf form:Alternate
White
Purple
Brown
Green

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

Control Methods