Giant reed, Elephant grass

Giant reed, Elephant grass

Common name

Giant reed or Elephant grass

Scientific name

Arundo donax

Weed classification

W2 – must be suppressed

Country of origin

southern Europe and Asia

Habit

a large tussock forming grass to 5m high

Habitat

wasteland, gardens

Leaves

long, bluish-green tapering to a point

Stems

blue-green

Flowers

small, in dense, drooping bunch to 60cm long at end of stem

Fruit/seeds

small in bunches

Dispersal

 

Reproduction

sprouts from creeping rhizome

Treatment

cut stem and apply undiluted glyphosate; spray regrowth with 1:50 glyphosate and LI700 5ml/L

Other noxious weeds

Environmental weeds

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