Summary
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Melinis repens is a species of grass known by the common names rose Natal grass, or simply Natal grass, and Natal redtop. It is native to southern Africa but it is well known on other continents, including North America and Australia, as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It is an annual or perennial grass which may grow up to a meter tall, its growth rate dependent on temperature. The inflorescence is an open...
Distribution
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Originally from tropical South Africa, now introduced into most warm countries. Taiwan, common in waste places, roadsides and open fields at the southern part.
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