Land Management Program at Archbold Biological Station
P.O. Box 2057,  Lake Placid, FL 33862
 Phone 863-465-2571  FAX 863-699-1927
 E-mail: landmanager@archbold-station.org

Natal Grass (Rhynchelytrum repens)

 

Panicle often very showy in open, disturbed fields.

 

Panicle

Panicle

 

Clump of natal grass

 

Seeds

Roots

 

Entire plant

 

Natal grass invading a sandhill community 
(8 months after burn)

 

Natal grass is often the first invader into a disturbed area, such as the apron of a gopher tortoise burrow

 

Photo Credits: Jeff Hutchinson

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