Echinochloa polystachya
Family Poaceae
Species Profile
Species classification | Invasive [NSW's Noxious Weeds] |
Common names | Aleman Grass, Creeping Rivergrass |
Synonyms | Echinochloa polystachya var. polystachya; Echinochloa polystachya var. spectabilis (Nees ex Trin.) Mart.Crov.; Echinochloa praestans P.W.Michael; Echinochloa spectabilis (Nees) Link; Oplismenus polystachyus Kunth; Oplismenus spectabilis (Trin.) Kunth; Orthopogon hirsutus Spreng. ex Steud. [Invalid]; Panicum bonplandianum Steud.; Panicum phyllanthum Steud.; Panicum polystachyum (Kunth) Steud. [Illegitimate]; Panicum spectabile Nees ex Trin.; Pseudechinolaena spectabilis (Nees ex Trin.) Herter |
Longevity | Perennial |
Growth form | Graminoid (grasses, sedges and rushes), Aquatic |
Seed dispersal morphology | Information unavailable |
Maximum height (m) | 3 |
Capable of vegetative reproduction | Yes |
Native range | North America, South America |
Exotic range (Australia) | NT, QLD, NSW |
Exotic range (other) | Asia, Pacific Ocean Islands, Africa, Indian Ocean Islands |
Habitat types (exotic) | Water bodies, Wetlands, Floodplains, Agricultural land (e.g. sugar cane, rice) |
Soil type (exotic) | Moist soils, Aquatic |
Decade of introduction | 1980 |
Rating [?]
Climate scenario | Australia | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Current climate | 30 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 12 |
RCP 8.5 2050 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
RCP 8.5 2070 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
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