Andropogon gayanus
(Gamba grass)
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FAMILY |
Poaceae |
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Species |
Andropogon gayanus |
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Common name |
Gamba grass CLASS 2 (Qld) |
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Flower colour; life form |
Grass to 4 m tall |
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Distinguishing features |
A tall African grass with leaf blades to 60 cm long and 3 cm wide with a distinctive white midrib. Inflorescence subtended by a spathe; spikelets in pairs; lemma lobed and awned, awn 1-3 cm long, bent, column twisted. |
