Red Natal grass
Melinis repens
family
Poaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
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.
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
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.
