MEXICAN FEATHER GRASS

PROHIBITED MATTER – REPORT THIS WEED (02) 6623 3800

Description Grows in upright, dense clumping tussocks up to 70 cm tall.

Leaves Up to 60 cm long and 0.25-0.5 mm wide, tightly rolled, overlapped at their edge. Leaves are smooth if you roll them between your fingers and coarse if you slide your fingers down the leaf.

Seedhead Green or purplish, 10–30 cm long, have a fluffy appearance and are produced on a round, smooth spike.

Seed Held inside two structures called glumes. Has a long tail on the end, called an awn. Dispersal Seed dispersed by attaching to clothing, livestock, and vehicles or from contaminated seed and fodder.

Confused with Weed species Serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma) and Chilean needle grass (N. neesiana). Native species Poa species, Wallaby grass (Themeda triandra), Spear grass (Austrostipa species) and Corkscrew grass (Austrostipa scabra)

Control Please do not attempt to treat or dispose of this weed yourself Call (02) 6623 3800 if you see this plant anywhere in the Far North Coast region.