Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys

Scientific Name:
Common Name(s):
Rhynchelytrum repens
Natal grass
Height:
Leaves:
Flowers:
Bark:
Fruit:
Other:
Treatment:
12-24 in.
Pink, blooms summer – fall
N/A
Small grass like seeds
Short-lived perennial grass with billowy clouds of soft pink flowers. May be
grown as an annual in cold climates. Rampant self-sower.
Foliar with 2% Roundup Pro
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