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Name: Melinis repens (Rhynchelytrum roseum) Common Name: Rose Natal Grass, Natalgrass Flower Color: Bright yellow, red to pink panicles Plant Type: Graminoid (Grass), Annual, Perennial Height: To 3 feet (91 cm) tall Date Observed: September 9, 2006 Notes: The panicles of flower spikelets and fruit are covered in fluffy, red to silvery pink hairs. The leaves are linear and green to tinged reddish. This introduced South African grass has become naturalized along roadsides in upland and foothill areas. |
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