Gamba grass
Andropogon gayanusWeed profile
- Perennial
- Grass
- Weeds of National Significance (WoNS)
- Fire hazard
- Habitat: wetlands
Impact
Forms dense stands in tropical Australia. Generates hot fires. National ban on sale.Description
- Perennial grass to 3 m tall growing from rhizomes.
- Stems and leaves are hairy.
- Loosely branched inflorescences held high above the leaves.
- Seeds hairy, to 9mm long, with a twisted awn.