Rose Natal Grass
Melinis repens (Willdenow) Zizka
Rose Natal Grass: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/12381
Synonyms
Rhynchelytrum repens  Rhynchelytrum roseum 

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6 Records

Status

"Naturalized from South Africa; Florida along the Gulf Coast to Texas, and Arizona" (Reed, 1964).

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Source: Wikipedia

Natal red top
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Melinis
Species:
M. repens
Binomial name
Melinis repens
Synonyms

Rhynchelytrum repens
Saccharum repens
Tricholaena repens
Tricholaena rosea

Melinis repens is a species of grass known by the common names rose Natal grass, Natal red top, or simply Natal grass. It is native to southern Africa and an introduced species, often considered a noxious weed, on other continents such as North America and Australia. It is an annual or perennial grass, growing up to a meter tall. Its growth rate is dependent on temperature. The inflorescence is an open array of branches bearing spikelets densely coated in silky white or pink. In Chishona, its name is bhurakwacha.

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