Nutgrass control option
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  • Herbicide group

  • Application rate (with water unless indicated)

  • Situation

  • Timing

  • Comments

  • Legal status

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Grass
  • Habitat: crops, pastures, gardens

Impact

Invades pastures, crops and gardens, very hard to kill.

Description

  • Perennial sedge to 60 cm high.
  • Chains of brown underground tubers.
  • Leaves grass-like, shiny, dark-green.
  • Seed heads green, compact.

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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