Piptochaetium montevidense
Family Poaceae
Species Profile
Species classification | Naturalised |
Common names | Uruguayan Rice Grass |
Synonyms | Caryochloa 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. |
Longevity | Perennial |
Growth form | Graminoid |
Seed dispersal morphology | Information unavailable |
Maximum height (m) | 0.6 |
Capable of vegetative reproduction | Information unavailable |
Native range | South America |
Exotic range (Australia) | VIC |
Exotic range (other) | Information unavailable |
Habitat types (exotic) | Information unavailable |
Soil type (exotic) | Information unavailable |
Decade of introduction | 1980 |
Rating [?]
Climate scenario | Australia | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA |
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Current climate | 28 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 22 |
RCP 8.5 2035 | 30 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 22 |
RCP 8.5 2065 | 28 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 22 |
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Further Information
http://vro.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/weeds_uruguayan_rice_grass
http://ausgrass2.myspecies.info/content/piptochaetium-montevidense
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?28620
http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/imp08065.htm
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PIMO7
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/biodiversity/invasive/weeds/weeddetails.pl?taxon_id=67786
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