Distichlis (seed bearing forms) control option
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Distichlis (seed bearing forms)

Distichlis spicata

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Grass
  • Habitat: wetlands, pastures

Impact

Potential invader of saline wetlands.

Description

  • Perennial grass spreading by runners.
  • Short, pointed grey-green leaves in two rows.
  • Small seed heads on the end of short leafy stems.

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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