Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Poales Small
Family
Gramineae Juss.
Genus
Imperata Cirillo
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Räusch. (1797)
Synonymy:
  • ≡ Imperata cylindrica (L.) P.Beauv. (1812) nom. illeg.
  • ≡ Lagurus cylindricus L.
Vernacular Name(s):
Blady grass; Blood grass; Chigaya; Cotton grass
 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of subspecific taxa in New Zealand within Imperata cylindrica (L.) Räusch.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised1
Total1
 Bibliography
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42. [as Imperata cylindrica (L.) P.Beauv.]