PASPALUM

Paspalum, Paspalum dilatatum, is a tufted rhizomatous perennial grass to 1 m tall, with decumbent to erect stems. Leaf-blades are flat, to 20 cm long and 15 mm wide, hairless and smooth. Leaf-sheaths of the lower leaves are hairy. Native Argentina. Naturalised in all States except the Northern Territory.

Paspalum (Paspalum dilatatum) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia.

The group is widespread across much of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas. Commonly known as paspalum, bahiagrasses, crowngrasses or dallis grasses, many of the species are tall perennial New World grasses. They are warm-season C4 grasses and are most diverse in subtropical and tropical regions.

Spray FireHawk Bioherbicide Concentrate: 50 mL/L of water. Respray when regrowth occurs from roots and/or runners. May require repeated application to obtain long-term weed control.