Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

''Chloris gayana'' is a species of grass known by the common name Rhodes grass. It is native to Africa but it can be found throughout the tropical and subtropical world as a naturalized species.
Rhodes grass macro detail It is native to Africa, drought tolerant, cultivated in some areas as graze for animals, now considered an environmental weed in NSW and recent research has shown it has evolved glyphosphate resistance.

A perennial grass which can reach over 2 m in height. The inflorescence is a whorl of fingerlike racemes up to 15 cm long.

Due to inclement weather and this plant being a weed, this specimen was taken from a harbourside site and photographed at home.

https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106753/rhodes_grass.html

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Appearance

This is a perennial grass which can reach one half to nearly three meters in height and spreads via stolons. It forms tufts and can spread into wide monotypic stands. The inflorescence is a single or double whorl of fingerlike racemes up to 15 centimeters long. Each spikelet in the raceme is a few millimeters long and contains one or two fertile florets and up to four sterile florets.
Rhodes grass It is native to Africa, drought tolerant, cultivated in some areas as graze for animals, now considered an environmental weed in NSW and recent research has shown it has evolved glyphosphate resistance. 

A perennial grass which can reach over 2 m in height. The inflorescence is a whorl of fingerlike racemes up to 15 cm long. 

Due to inclement weather and this plant being a weed, this specimen was taken from a harbourside site and photographed at home. 

https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106753/rhodes_grass.html

https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106751/rhodes_grass_macro_detail.html



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Habitat

It can grow in many types of habitat. It is also cultivated in some areas as a palatable graze for animals and a groundcover to reduce erosion and quickly revegetate denuded soil. It is tolerant of moderately saline and alkaline soils and irrigation.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusChloris
SpeciesC. gayana
Photographed in
Australia