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Weed profile: Uruguayan rice grass

Uruguayan rice grass

Uruguayan rice grass

Uruguayan rice grass

Piptochaetium montevidense

Because it forms dense tussocks, is stimulated by fire and is resistant to grazing, Uruguayan rice grass may compete well against native plants in Australia.

Status

  • National Environmental Alert List weed (definition)

Related publications

Title
Uruguayan rice grass (Weed management guide, www.weedscrc.org.au)  
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