Annual mission grass

Family: Poaceae
Scientific name: Cenchrus pedicellatus
Description: Plant Form: Annual tufted grass. Size: 30 cm to 1.5 m tall. Stem: Slender, straight, many in tussock. Leaves: Blades to 45 cm long, hairy or hairless, ring of hair at base. Flowers: Spikelike, to 20 cm long. Dense, cylindrical, cream-coloured with purple tinge. Fruit and Seeds: With bristles and dense woolly hairs, spaced on spike. Habitat: Pastures, roadsides, waste areas, creeklines. Distinguishing Features: Very similar to perennial Mission grass (Cenchrus polystachios) but is generally smaller, and with purplish-coloured seed heads. Weed Status: Priority Weed Weed Type: Agricultural Lifeform: Grassy

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