Piptochaetium montevidense

Family Poaceae

Species Profile

Species classification Naturalised
Common namesUruguayan Rice Grass
SynonymsCaryochloa montevidensis Spreng. (two var); Oryzopsis montevidensis (Spreng.) Hauman & Van der Veken; Oryzopsis montevidensis (Spreng.) Speg. (three f. and a var.); Oryzopsis tuberculata (Desv.) Speg.; Oryzopsis verrucosa (Phil.) Speg.; Oryzopsis verruculosa Speg. [Spelling variant]; Piptochaetium granulatum Phil.; Piptochaetium humile Phil.; Piptochaetium leiocarpum f. subpapillosum Hack.; Piptochaetium moelleri Phil.; Piptochaetium montevidense (Spreng.) Herter; Piptochaetium panicoides (a var. and a f.); Piptochaetium subnudum Phil.; Piptochaetium tuberculatum Desv.; Piptochaetium verrucosum Phil.; Stipa panicoides Nees; Urachne depressa Steud.; Urachne panicoides Trin.
LongevityPerennial
Growth formGraminoid
Seed dispersal morphologyInformation unavailable
Maximum height (m)0.6
Capable of vegetative reproductionInformation unavailable
Native rangeSouth America
Exotic range (Australia)VIC
Exotic range (other)Information unavailable
Habitat types (exotic)Information unavailable
Soil type (exotic)Information unavailable
Decade of introduction1980

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Climate scenario Australia ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA
Current climate 281422141424243422
RCP 8.5 2035 301422141424243422
RCP 8.5 2065 281422141424263422

Maps of Habitat Suitability & Recorded Occurrences

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Current suitable habitat

2035 suitable habitat
(RCP 8.5)

2065 suitable habitat
(RCP 8.5)

Recorded occurrences
(Australia)

Recorded occurrences
(global)

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