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Overview

 

Good references for local grass species:

Fact Sheets from Grasses of Australia

For example, Themeda triandra, Kangaroo Grass

And Rytidosperma, Wallaby Grasses, by species

 

228 species

Bromus brevis (A Brome)

Bromus brevis
Bromus brevis
Bromus brevis
Bromus brevis
Bromus brevis
Bromus brevis

Bromus catharticus (Prairie Grass)

Bromus catharticus
Bromus catharticus
Bromus catharticus
Bromus catharticus
Bromus catharticus
Bromus catharticus

Bromus diandrus (Great Brome)

Bromus diandrus
Bromus diandrus
Bromus diandrus
Bromus diandrus
Bromus diandrus
Bromus diandrus

Bromus hordeaceus (A Soft Brome)

Bromus hordeaceus
Bromus hordeaceus
Bromus hordeaceus
Bromus hordeaceus
Bromus hordeaceus
Bromus hordeaceus

Bromus rubens (Red Brome)

Bromus rubens
Bromus rubens
Bromus rubens
Bromus rubens
Bromus rubens
Bromus rubens

Bromus sp. (A Brome)

Bromus sp.
Bromus sp.
Bromus sp.
Bromus sp.
Bromus sp.
Bromus sp.

Cenchrus clandestinus (Kikuyu Grass)

Cenchrus clandestinus
Cenchrus clandestinus
Cenchrus clandestinus
Cenchrus clandestinus
Cenchrus clandestinus
Cenchrus clandestinus

Cenchrus longisetus (Feathertop Grass)

Cenchrus longisetus
Cenchrus longisetus
Cenchrus longisetus
Cenchrus longisetus
Cenchrus longisetus
Cenchrus longisetus

Cenchrus longispinus (Spiny Burrgrass, Spiny Burrgrass)

Cenchrus longispinus
Cenchrus longispinus
Cenchrus longispinus
Cenchrus longispinus
Cenchrus longispinus
Cenchrus longispinus

Cenchrus macrourus (African Feather Grass)

Cenchrus macrourus
Cenchrus macrourus
Cenchrus macrourus
Cenchrus macrourus
Cenchrus macrourus
Cenchrus macrourus

Cenchrus purpurascens (Swamp Foxtail)

Cenchrus purpurascens
Cenchrus purpurascens
Cenchrus purpurascens
Cenchrus purpurascens
Cenchrus purpurascens
Cenchrus purpurascens

Cenchrus setaceus (African Fountain Grass)

Cenchrus setaceus
Cenchrus setaceus
Cenchrus setaceus
Cenchrus setaceus
Cenchrus setaceus
Cenchrus setaceus

Cenchrus sp. (purpurascens or setaceus) (Unknown Cenchrus sp.)

Cenchrus sp. (purpurascens or setaceus)
Cenchrus sp. (purpurascens or setaceus)

Chionochloa frigida (Ribbon Grass)

Chionochloa frigida
Chionochloa frigida
Chionochloa frigida
Chionochloa frigida
Chionochloa frigida
Chionochloa frigida

Chloris gayana (Rhodes Grass)

Chloris gayana
Chloris gayana
Chloris gayana
Chloris gayana
Chloris gayana
Chloris gayana

Chloris truncata (Windmill Grass)

Chloris truncata
Chloris truncata
Chloris truncata
Chloris truncata
Chloris truncata
Chloris truncata

Chloris virgata (Feathertop Rhodes Grass)

Chloris virgata
Chloris virgata
Chloris virgata
Chloris virgata
Chloris virgata
Chloris virgata

Cortaderia jubata (Pink Pampas Grass)

Cortaderia jubata
Cortaderia jubata
Cortaderia jubata
Cortaderia jubata
Cortaderia jubata
Cortaderia jubata

Cortaderia selloana (Pampas Grass)

Cortaderia selloana
Cortaderia selloana
Cortaderia selloana

channelled or depressed midrib on leaf base
Cortaderia selloana
Cortaderia selloana
Cortaderia selloana

Cortaderia sp. (Pampas Grass)

Cortaderia sp.
Cortaderia sp.
Cortaderia sp.
Cortaderia sp.

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Invasiveness

  • All invasiveness levels (change?)

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