Common Name: itch grass
Family: Poaceae
Common Synonyms: none
USDA Hardiness Zone: NA
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Origin: Southeast Asia
FISC Category: -
FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: Yes
Introduction Date: Earliest Florida specimen vouchered in 1959
IFAS Assessment:
Annual grass with stems and leaves covered with stiff, irritating hairs. Culms develop prop roots from the lower nodes. Stems can reach 3 m in height. Leaf blades are flat and up to 45 cm in length and 2 cm wide, with very rough margins. Ligules are short, brown, and fringed with hairs. Inflorescence is a cylindrical raceme, 3 to 15 cm long, that breaks apart into segments at maturity.
Prefers disturbed, dry habitats including road shoulders, railways, and agricultural fields.
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No specific recommendations available
IFAS Invasive Plant Assessment (http://assessment.ifas.ufl.edu/assessments/rottboellia-cochinchinensis/)
Invasive Species Compendium (http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/47782)