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Habitat: bank, dry, grassland, hill, pasture, roadside, sand, slope, wasteland
Dispersal: Seed
Recognition
- a relatively large and tufted long-lived grass with stems growing 30-120 cm tall.
- its stems and leaves are mostly upright, but are sometimes arched or slightly weeping in nature.
- its leaf blades are linear and often have in-rolled margins.
- its seed-head is a much-branched open panicle with a large number of greyish-green or purplish coloured flower spikelets.
- these flower spikelets are flattened, elongated in shape, and contain 4-13 tiny flowers.
[From: Environmental Weeds of Australia]
Images
References
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Biosecurity New Zealand 2008: National Plant Pest Accord. MAF Biosecurity New Zealand, Wellington.
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.
Ministry for Primary Industries 23 Feb 2017: Unwanted Organisms Register. Version 02.01.02. https://www1.maf.govt.nz/uor