Buffel grass control option
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Buffel grass

Cenchrus ciliaris and Cenchrus pennisetiformis

Weed profile

  • Annual
  • Grass
  • Fire hazard
  • Habitat: native vegetation, pastures, rangelands

Impact

Invades rangeland. Eliminates native species. Fire hazard.

Description

  • Tussock grass, usually perennial, to 1.5 m tall.
  • Leaves flat, to 30 cm long.
  • Seedheads form a dense, hairy cylindrical spike.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

To find out which landscape region you're in visit the NatureMaps website.

Alinytjara Wiluṟara

Eyre Peninsula

Green Adelaide

Hills and Fleurieu

Kangaroo Island

Limestone Coast

Murraylands and Riverland

Northern and Yorke

South Australian Arid Lands

Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
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