Scientific Name: Paspalum paniculatum

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  • Pronunciation:
    pass-PALE-um pan-ik-you-LAR-tum
  • Common Name:
    Russell River Grass
  • Derivation:
    Paspalum: from the Greek paspalos (a kind of millet). paniculatum: from the Latin panus (thread), -ula (diminutive) and -ata (possessing). Inflorescence open with thread-like pedicels.
  • Type:
    Herb Grass robust tufted , rhizomatous perennial
  • Family:
    POACEAE
  • Status:
    WEED This introduced plant has escaped into local bushland. Without natural predators to keep it in check, it is out-competing native species.
  • Flowers:
    Panicle up to 15 cm long with 10-many racemes. They are erect at the base, then spreading - all on a common axis. There is a tuft of hairs where each raceme joins the rachis. February to August
  • Species List:
    Grass book, weeds, NPA Botany 07, Heritage Park
Cultural Notes

(Russell River - 83 km SE of Cairns) Native of tropical America and West Indies. It was introduced as a pasture grass, and is naturalised in the Moreton and Wide Bay districts. It is a weedy species that prefers moist sites from forest margins to marshy areas.

Identification Notes

Stems unbranched Ligule is a membrane less than 1 mm long Leaf sheath bearded at the apex and down to the base (making it hard to see the ligule) Nodes densely hairy Elsewhere sparsely to densely hairy

Landscaping Notes

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