Pampas grasses control option
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  • Situation

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Pampas grasses

Cortaderia spp.

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Grass
  • Fire hazard
  • Hinders movement
  • Habitat: native vegetation

Impact

Invades bushland. Displaces native vegetation. Fire hazard.

Description

  • Giant perennial tussock grasses.
  • Leaves tough, grey-green with sharp serrated edges.
  • Tall, fluffy flower spikes to 4 m, may be pink at first, fading to white.

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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