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Natal grass

Melinis repens

Description:

common names rose Natal grass, or simply Natal grass, and Natal redtop. It is native to southern Africa but it is well known on other continents, including North America and Australia, as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It is an annual or perennial grass which may grow up to a meter tall, its growth rate dependent on temperature. The inflorescence is an open array of branches bearing spikelets which are densely coated in silky white or pink hairs.

Habitat:

Annual or perennial grass forming open tussocks with erect slender stems, growing to 1 m

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Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico

Spotted on Oct 5, 2011
Submitted on Oct 5, 2011

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