Giant reed

Arundo donax
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Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Grass
  • Hinders movement
  • Habitat: waterways, wetlands

Impact

Invader of wetlands.

Description

  • Giant perennial grass to 3 metres tall.
  • Leaves in two ranks up bamboo-like stems.
  • Flower heads like dense white plumes at top of stem.

Control options

  • chemical control

    glyphosate (360g/L)

    When: Spot spray, while actively growing.

    Where: Non-crop areas including waterways.

glyphosate (360g/L)

Application Method: Spot spray

Application Rate: 1L/100L

Product Name: Roundup Biactive®

Herbicide Group: 9

Situation: Non-crop areas including waterways.

Timing: Spot spray, while actively growing.

Comments:

Suitable for use near waterways - refer to label. Most effective if used on regrowth after cutting.

Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants.

Legal Status: Product and use are registered, but this weed is not on the label.

Legal requirements in each region

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Alinytjara Wiluṟara
Eyre Peninsula
Green Adelaide
Hills and Fleurieu
Kangaroo Island
Limestone Coast
Murraylands and Riverland
Northern and Yorke
South Australian Arid Lands