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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

 

96 species

Eragrostis curvula (African Lovegrass)

Eragrostis curvula

Mature seed-head

Eragrostis curvula

Dense infestation
Eragrostis curvula

Close up of single plant
Eragrostis curvula
Eragrostis curvula
Eragrostis curvula

Eragrostis mexicana (Mexican Lovegrass)

Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis mexicana

Eragrostis pilosa (Indian Lovegrass)

Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis pilosa

Festuca arundinacea (Tall Fescue)

Festuca arundinacea
Festuca arundinacea
Festuca arundinacea
Festuca arundinacea
Festuca arundinacea
Festuca arundinacea

Festuca pratensis (Tall Fescue)

Festuca pratensis
Festuca pratensis
Festuca pratensis
Festuca pratensis
Festuca pratensis
Festuca pratensis

Festuca rubra (Red Fescue)

Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra

Festuca sp. (A Fescue)

Festuca sp.
Festuca sp.
Festuca sp.
Festuca sp.
Festuca sp.
Festuca sp.

Glyceria maxima (Reed Sweetgrass)

Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maxima

Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire Fog)

Holcus lanatus
Holcus lanatus
Holcus lanatus
Holcus lanatus
Holcus lanatus
Holcus lanatus

Hordeum leporinum (Barley Grass)

Hordeum leporinum
Hordeum leporinum
Hordeum leporinum
Hordeum leporinum
Hordeum leporinum
Hordeum leporinum

Hordeum marinum (Seaside Barley Grass)

Hordeum marinum
Hordeum marinum
Hordeum marinum
Hordeum marinum
Hordeum marinum
Hordeum marinum

Hordeum sp. (A Barley Grass)

Hordeum sp.
Hordeum sp.
Hordeum sp.
Hordeum sp.
Hordeum sp.
Hordeum sp.

Hyparrhenia hirta (Coolatai Grass)

Hyparrhenia hirta

Close up of Seed-head branches

Hyparrhenia hirta

Close up of flower spikelets
Hyparrhenia hirta

Dense infestation
Hyparrhenia hirta
Hyparrhenia hirta
Hyparrhenia hirta

Lagurus ovatus (Hare's Tail Grass)

Lagurus ovatus

Jackie Miles

Lagurus ovatus

Jackie Miles
Lagurus ovatus
Lagurus ovatus
Lagurus ovatus
Lagurus ovatus

Lamarckia aurea (Goldentop)

Lamarckia aurea
Lamarckia aurea
Lamarckia aurea
Lamarckia aurea

Lolium perenne (Perennial Ryegrass)

Lolium perenne
Lolium perenne
Lolium perenne
Lolium perenne
Lolium perenne
Lolium perenne

Lolium rigidum (Wimmera Ryegrass)

Lolium rigidum
Lolium rigidum
Lolium rigidum
Lolium rigidum
Lolium rigidum
Lolium rigidum

Lolium sp. (Ryegrass)

Lolium sp.
Lolium sp.
Lolium sp.
Lolium sp.
Lolium sp.
Lolium sp.

Megathyrsus maximus var. publiglumis (Green Panic, Guinea Grass)

Megathyrsus maximus var. publiglumis
Megathyrsus maximus var. publiglumis
Megathyrsus maximus var. publiglumis
Megathyrsus maximus var. publiglumis
Megathyrsus maximus var. publiglumis
Megathyrsus maximus var. publiglumis

Melinis repens (Red Natal Grass)

Melinis repens
Melinis repens
Melinis repens
Melinis repens
Melinis repens
Melinis repens

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Conservation level

  • Exotic (change?)
    * designates formal legal status

Invasiveness

  • All invasiveness levels (change?)

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