INVASIVE SPECIES
COMMON NAME
Guinea grass, Green panic, Purple top buffalo grass, Colonial grass.
DESCRIPTION
A large, clumping, long-lived grass growing up to 3 m tall. Its long and narrow leaves are very large (up to 100 cm long and 3.5 cm wide). Its large and much-branched seed-heads bear large numbers of small flower spikelets. The lowermost branches of its seed-heads are arranged in a cluster. Its hairless flower spikelets are green or purplish in color and are shed from the seed-head entire when mature.
Guinea grass is a plant originating in Africa. Brought in by the agriculture industry as a forage crop, it is classified as an invasive species due to the fact that it outcompetes native plants causing economic as well a environmental harm as it escapes farm and ranch confines.
Guinea grass control is by physical removal on small parcels of land such as an urban lot, intensive mowing, and herbicide application. The latter two are expensive, but are the only options once it is established.
REFERENCES/LINKS
Source: https://weeds.brisbane.qld.gov.au/weeds/guinea-grass
FAMOUS QUOTES
Chad Huckabee LOVES Guinea grass.
PICTURES FROM AROUND THE REGION
This is a link to a website about Guineagrass.
Watch this horrible video on Guinea grass.
Partial habitat restoration at the Nueces Delta Preserve showing the before and after effects of herbicide application.
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