Dispersal: Seed

Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
 Recognition
  • a perennial grass forming loose or compact tufts from long, tough rhizomes.
  • its leaves are up to 1 m long and 4-10 mm wide.
  • its infloresence is up to 50 cm long, the flowering head up to 15 cm long and is dense with numerous flower spikes.
  • its flower spikelets are 4 mm long and hairy.
 Images
© Landcare Research
© Landcare Research
 References
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42. [as Imperata cylindrica (L.) P.Beauv.]